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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1984
Gingee
Winner — 1984
MURUGANANDAM, T. N.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
INC 60.6%DMK 36.8%4 others 2.6%
Votes
56,156
60.6% share
Winning margin
22,102
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,32,058
Gingee is a safe seat — MURUGANANDAM, T. N. won by 23.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MURUGANANDAM, T. N. | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 56,156 | 60.6% |
| 2 | RAMACHANDRAN, N. | DMK | 34,054 | 36.8% |
| 3 | MUNUSAMY, R. | IND | 1,304 | 1.4% |
| 4 | INIYADAYALAN, G. | IND | 559 | 0.6% |
| 5 | S. RAMANAN | IND | 365 | 0.4% |
| 6 | K. VENUGOPAL | IND | 209 | 0.2% |
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
lean23.9%
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%
lowerhigher
7th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.6%DMK 36.8%OTH 2.6%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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