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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1996
Ranipet
Winner — 1996
GANDHI, R.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 50.8%ADMK 26.5%18 others 22.7%
Votes
71,346
50.8% share
Winning margin
34,127
24.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
67.4%
of 2,08,349
Ranipet is a safe seat — GANDHI, R. won by 24.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANDHI, R. | DMK-led | 71,346 | 50.8% |
| 2 | MASILAMANI, M. | 37,219 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | ELAVAZAGAN, K.L. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 21,987 | 15.7% |
| 4 | HASSAIN, J. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 8,293 | 5.9% |
| 5 | SATHYASEELAN, K.G. | IND | 194 | 0.1% |
| 6 | RAMAN, M. | IND | 175 | 0.1% |
| 7 | IQBAL AHMED, K. | IND | 168 | 0.1% |
| 8 | KUMAR, K. | IND | 149 | 0.1% |
| 9 | DEVENDIRAN, P. | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MANI CHAKKARVARTHY, K.L. | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MURUGESAN, M. | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NAGARAJAN, E. | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PANCHUNATHAN, V. | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MUTHU RAFFEEQUE AHMED | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 15 | ABDUL SYED KADAR, H. | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 16 | VISVANATHAN, R. | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SUKUMAR, K. | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 18 | THIYAGARAJAN, P.V. | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| 19 | ARUMUGAM, V.P. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 20 | SARAVANAN, K. | IND | 31 | 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.
High turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.2% · max 26.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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20th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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99th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.8%ADMK 26.5%PMK 15.7%MDMK 5.9%OTH 1.1%
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?
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