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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENU, K.
DMK-led
61,94649.7%
2
MUNIRATHINAM, R.S.
40,32132.3%
3
JAYAVELU DURAI
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
17,64814.2%
4
NATARAJAN, M.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
2,4542.0%
5
BHASKARAN, M.
BJP
7880.6%
6
GUNASEKARAN, D.
JP
4010.3%
7
SOORIYABABU, T.G.
IND
3150.3%
8
PARVATHI, C.
IND
2690.2%
9
RAVIRAMACHANDRAN, P.R.
IND
2620.2%
10
VELU, M.
IND
1180.1%
11
RAVICHANDRAN, C.R.J.
IND
840.1%
12
MOHAMMED YOUSUFF, A.
IND
690.1%

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
safe
17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.1% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
210th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
134th of 234

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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