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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1996
Vellore
Winner — 1996
C. GNANASEKARAN
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 70.9%INC 18.5%20 others 10.7%
Votes
82,339
70.9% share
Winning margin
60,888
52.4% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
59.7%
of 1,94,734
Vellore is a safe seat — C. GNANASEKARAN won by 52.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. GNANASEKARAN | TMC(M) DMK-led | 82,339 | 70.9% |
| 2 | S.B. BHASKARAN | DMK-led | 21,451 | 18.5% |
| 3 | N. SUBRAMANI | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 6,359 | 5.5% |
| 4 | D. CHIDAMBARAM | AIIC(T) | 3,009 | 2.6% |
| 5 | K. SEKAR | BJP | 1,447 | 1.3% |
| 6 | M. ILAMATHI | IND | 276 | 0.2% |
| 7 | D. GNANAPRAKASAM | IND | 180 | 0.1% |
| 8 | V.N. PANNEER | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
| 9 | R. SUNDARAM | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 10 | S. RAJAPATHI | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 11 | V.N. NARAYANAN | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 12 | G. SRINIVASAN | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 13 | G.R. PICHANDI | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| 14 | V. DURAIRAJ | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SYED KALEEM AHAMED | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 16 | P. KOTHANDAN | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 17 | V.S. GANESH | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 18 | S. PARASURAMAN | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 19 | R. LOGANATHAN | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 20 | S.K. PICHAIMUTHU | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 21 | V. RAJABOSS | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 22 | P. CHAKKARAVARTHY | IND | 23 | 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 (43rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean52.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.9% · max 52.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
43rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
211th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 70.9%INC 18.5%MDMK 5.5%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%
What's nearby?
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