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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1996
Gummidipundi
Winner — 1996
VENU, K.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 49.7%ADMK 32.3%10 others 18.0%
Votes
61,946
49.7% share
Winning margin
21,625
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,83,842
Gummidipundi is a safe seat — VENU, K. won by 17.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENU, K. | DMK-led | 61,946 | 49.7% |
| 2 | MUNIRATHINAM, R.S. | 40,321 | 32.3% | |
| 3 | JAYAVELU DURAI | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 17,648 | 14.2% |
| 4 | NATARAJAN, M. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 2,454 | 2.0% |
| 5 | BHASKARAN, M. | BJP | 788 | 0.6% |
| 6 | GUNASEKARAN, D. | JP | 401 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SOORIYABABU, T.G. | IND | 315 | 0.3% |
| 8 | PARVATHI, C. | IND | 269 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAVIRAMACHANDRAN, P.R. | IND | 262 | 0.2% |
| 10 | VELU, M. | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAVICHANDRAN, C.R.J. | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MOHAMMED YOUSUFF, A. | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (210th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.1% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
210th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
134th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.7%ADMK 32.3%PMK 14.2%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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