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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1996
Gingee
Winner — 1996
T. NATARAJAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 42.6%INC 21.5%12 others 35.9%
Votes
51,327
42.6% share
Winning margin
25,434
21.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,77,082
Gingee is a safe seat — T. NATARAJAN won by 21.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. NATARAJAN | DMK-led | 51,327 | 42.6% |
| 2 | T.N. MURUGANANDAM | DMK-led | 25,893 | 21.5% |
| 3 | V. ELUMALAI | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 21,228 | 17.6% |
| 4 | N. RAMACHANDRAN | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 19,640 | 16.3% |
| 5 | B. JAYABALAN | IND | 558 | 0.5% |
| 6 | P. KADAVUL | IND | 516 | 0.4% |
| 7 | G. INIYADAYALAN | IND | 356 | 0.3% |
| 8 | S.P. MUTHU | IND | 221 | 0.2% |
| 9 | K.P. RADHAKRISHNAN | IND | 165 | 0.1% |
| 10 | S. KANNIYAPPAN | IND | 159 | 0.1% |
| 11 | P.V. KALIDOSS | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 12 | M.A. SEKAR | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 13 | V. KUMAR | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 14 | M.A. KOOTHAN | IND | 85 | 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 (58th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.1% · max 25.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
58th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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7th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.6%INC 21.5%PMK 17.6%MDMK 16.3%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%
What's nearby?
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