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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1991

Ranipet

Winner — 1991

N.G. VENUGOPAL
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 53.3%DMK 26.4%4 others 20.3%
Votes
65,204
53.3% share
Winning margin
32,872
26.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.0%
of 1,85,387

Ranipet is a safe seat — N.G. VENUGOPAL won by 26.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N.G. VENUGOPAL
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
65,20453.3%
2
M ABDUL LATHEEF
DMK
32,33226.4%
3
ANANTHALAI P. NATESAN
23,06418.9%
4
N.B. VENTARAMAN
BJP
1,3451.1%
5
R. SUNDARAMURTHY
IND
2600.2%
6
V.K. ARUMUGAM
IND
1510.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.2% · max 26.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
20th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
99th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 53.3%DMK 26.4%PMK 18.9%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Automobile products🏷️Kancheepuram SilkGI🏺Textiles and Garments
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Chromlechs

🏛️MonumentASI

Chromlechs

Ruined Dutch Fort and cemetery

Ruined Dutch Fort and cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruined Dutch Fort and cemetery

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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