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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2001

Purasawalkam

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Winner — 2001

RANGANATHAN B
DMK· NDA (NDA)
DMK 48.5%TMC(M) 45.9%9 others 5.6%
Votes
69,681
48.5% share
Winning margin
3,802
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
46.7%
of 3,07,376

A closely fought contest. RANGANATHAN B won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RANGANATHAN B
DMK
NDA (NDA)
69,68148.5%
2
VETRIIVEL P
TMC(M)
65,87945.9%
3
GURUNATHAN S
MDMK
4,9023.4%
4
ANTONY XAVIER R
JD(S)
1,0330.7%
5
VENKATARAMANI J
IND
5980.4%
6
PETER SOLOMON
IND
3890.3%
7
MURUGAN M
IND
2610.2%
8
E.M. ARUMUGAM
IND
2190.1%
9
MUTHARASAN V
IND
2160.1%
10
SO.MA.RAMACHANDRAN
IND
2020.1%
11
SUDARSON M.S
SPSP
1940.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
208th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 48.5%TMC(M) 45.9%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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