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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1996
Purasawalkam
Winner — 1996
RANGANATHAN,B.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 70.6%INC 18.4%20 others 11.0%
Votes
98,157
70.6% share
Winning margin
72,614
52.2% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
56.8%
of 2,44,682
Purasawalkam is a safe seat — RANGANATHAN,B. won by 52.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANGANATHAN,B. | TMC(M) DMK-led | 98,157 | 70.6% |
| 2 | GNANAM,J. KATHIPARA | DMK-led | 25,543 | 18.4% |
| 3 | ETHIRAJAN,G. | 9,128 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | DHAKSHINA MURTHY,K. | BJP | 2,623 | 1.9% |
| 5 | NADESAN,M. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 1,604 | 1.1% |
| 6 | GNANA SEKAR,A. | IND | 657 | 0.5% |
| 7 | MOHAMED KAYASUDEEN,A. | IND | 174 | 0.1% |
| 8 | KALAIVAN,E.R. | IND | 163 | 0.1% |
| 9 | RAJAVELAN,P.M. | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ARUMUGAM,E.M. | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ANNAMALAI YADAV,T. | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| 12 | JAWAHAR,S. | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SADHASIVAM,K. | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 14 | UMA SANKAR,K. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SELVAM YADHAV,R. | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 16 | MURUGESAN,A. | IND | 61 | 0.0% |
| 17 | ARAVINDAN,K. | IND | 59 | 0.0% |
| 18 | VAIRAMUDI,B. | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 19 | VENKATA RAMANI,J. | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 20 | VENKATESAN,G. | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 21 | SUKUMARAN,P. | IND | 26 | 0.0% |
| 22 | VENUGOPAL,R. | IND | 24 | 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.
Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe52.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
208th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 70.6%INC 18.4%JD 6.6%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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