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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1991
Purasawalkam
Winner — 1991
RANGANATHAN B.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 55.8%DMK 37.9%14 others 6.3%
Votes
71,391
55.8% share
Winning margin
22,832
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
55.2%
of 2,31,735
Purasawalkam is a safe seat — RANGANATHAN B. won by 17.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANGANATHAN B. | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 71,391 | 55.8% |
| 2 | VEERASWAMY ARCOT N. | DMK | 48,559 | 37.9% |
| 3 | MANIVANNAN R. | 3,656 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | SELVARAJ B. | BJP | 3,120 | 2.4% |
| 5 | SAGUNTHALA B. | JP | 243 | 0.2% |
| 6 | ELANGO S. | IND | 206 | 0.2% |
| 7 | NAGMANI J. | 134 | 0.1% | |
| 8 | MARTIN N. | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 9 | MUNIRAJ M. | MGMK | 91 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MURUGESAN A. | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 11 | NIRMALA S. | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ANANDAN D. | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PANNEERSELVA M. S. | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ARIVIDAI NAMBI N. | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SUNDARASEKARAN K. | IND | 56 | 0.0% |
| 16 | DHAYANITHI V. | IND | 56 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
208th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.8%DMK 37.9%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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