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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1996

Tirupparankundram

Winner — 1996

RAMACHANDRAN, C.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 60.8%ADMK 23.2%25 others 16.0%
Votes
99,379
60.8% share
Winning margin
61,409
37.5% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
61.0%
of 2,68,006

Tirupparankundram is a safe seat — RAMACHANDRAN, C. won by 37.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMACHANDRAN, C.
DMK-led
99,37960.8%
2
SHANMUGAM, S.V.
37,97023.2%
3
KANDASAMY, K.
DMK-led
18,19211.1%
4
GURUVAN, V.
JP
3,5642.2%
5
PARANKUNDRAM, S.
BJP
2,0491.3%
6
RAJU, V.S.
KMK
8000.5%
7
RAJA GURU, R.
2760.2%
8
RAMARAJ, R.
IND
2020.1%
9
PANDI, P.
IND
1080.1%
10
BOSE, N.S.
IND
970.1%
11
CHANDRA GUPTAN, V.
IND
870.1%
12
CHINNA THAMBI, P.
IND
860.1%
13
PAUL RAJ, K.
IND
820.1%
14
RAJA, C.
IND
820.1%
15
RAMACHANDRAN, R.
IND
740.1%
16
RAMACHANDRAN, R.M.
IND
640.0%
17
ALAGU, A.
IND
630.0%
18
ELANCHEZHIAN, M.
IND
590.0%
19
ZABAR, M.
IND
580.0%
20
VELCHAMY, P.
IND
540.0%
21
ABDUL WAHAB, T.
IND
440.0%
22
TAMIL SELVAN, T.
IND
430.0%
23
GANA SAMBANDAN
IND
380.0%
24
GANESAN, A.
IND
290.0%
25
MUTHU RAMALINGA PANDIAN
IND
290.0%
26
DESIKACHARI, R.G.
IND
270.0%
27
RAMESH, N.
IND
240.0%

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.

Average turnout (172nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
37.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 4.6% · max 37.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
172nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
231st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
194th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 60.8%ADMK 23.2%CPM 11.1%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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Fort Gateway, Tiruchirapalli

Fort Gateway, Tiruchirapalli

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Fort Gateway

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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