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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1996
Cumbum
Winner — 1996
RAMACHANDRAN, O.R.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 54.7%IND 21.3%11 others 24.0%
Votes
58,628
54.7% share
Winning margin
35,740
33.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
65.2%
of 1,64,465
Cumbum is a safe seat — RAMACHANDRAN, O.R. won by 33.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMACHANDRAN, O.R. | TMC(M) DMK-led | 58,628 | 54.7% |
| 2 | GOPALAN, R.T. | IND | 22,888 | 21.3% |
| 3 | SOMASUNDARAM, K.A. | DMK-led | 14,129 | 13.2% |
| 4 | DHARMARAJ, S. | DMK-led | 6,872 | 6.4% |
| 5 | RAJENDRAN, A. | BJP | 3,797 | 3.5% |
| 6 | AHAMED ZUBER, M. | IND | 253 | 0.2% |
| 7 | GANESAN, M. | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 8 | MURUGESAN, M. | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KANNIMUTHU, P. | IND | 120 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PANDIARAJA, G. | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 11 | VENKATESAN, S. | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ABDUL KADIR, A. | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 13 | NANDAGOPAL, A. | IND | 71 | 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.
High turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean33.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.0% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
17th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
149th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 54.7%IND 21.3%INC 13.2%CPM 6.4%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,493
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 5.0%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water87.0%
Electricity92.0%
Sanitation41.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.0%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance74.6%
What's nearby?
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