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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1996
Pallipet
Winner — 1996
E.S.S. RAMAN
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 67.0%INC 17.9%9 others 15.0%
Votes
79,848
67.0% share
Winning margin
58,492
49.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
74.4%
of 1,60,107
Pallipet is a safe seat — E.S.S. RAMAN won by 49.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.S.S. RAMAN | TMC(M) DMK-led | 79,848 | 67.0% |
| 2 | B. THANGAVEL | DMK-led | 21,356 | 17.9% |
| 3 | K.S. ATHYARAJ | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 11,200 | 9.4% |
| 4 | DALIT P.D. SELVAM | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 5,238 | 4.4% |
| 5 | A.M. GOVINDASWAMY | BJP | 788 | 0.7% |
| 6 | M. RAVI | IND | 174 | 0.1% |
| 7 | J. JOHN JOSHI | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 8 | M. ARUMUGAM | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 9 | D. NARAYANASWAMY | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 10 | J. ARBUTHARAJ | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 11 | B. PRAKASH | IND | 62 | 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.
Average turnout (151st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean49.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.5% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
151st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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36th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 67.0%INC 17.9%MDMK 9.4%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.