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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1980

Gingee

Winner — 1980

RAMCHANDRAN, N
DMK· DMK
DMK 49.9%ADK 48.0%4 others 2.1%
Votes
41,708
49.9% share
Winning margin
1,633
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,24,732

Gingee was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,633 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMCHANDRAN, N
DMK
41,70849.9%
2
KRISHNASAMY, G
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
40,07548.0%
3
SUBRAMANIYAN GOUNDER, M
IND
6360.8%
4
GANESAN, N
IND
4670.6%
5
INIYADAYALAN, G
IND
4150.5%
6
DHARMAN, D
IND
2570.3%

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
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.1% · max 25.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
58th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
7th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.9%ADK 48.0%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango Processing
Hill Fort, Rayakottai

Hill Fort, Rayakottai

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill Fort

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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