Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1971

Pennagaram

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Winner — 1971

N. MANICKKAM

DMK· DMK-led

DMK 52.4%NCO 47.6%

Votes

33,298

52.4% share

Winning margin

3,007

4.7% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

64.1%

of 99,155

A closely fought contest. N. MANICKKAM won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	N. MANICKKAM	DMK	33,298	52.4%
2	P. K. C. MUTHUSWAMI	NCO	30,291	47.6%

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 Record The Place The State

Average turnout (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

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safe

4.7%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 16.2% · min 1.5% · max 37.3%

How contested is turnout?

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89%

lowerhigher

93rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

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3.27

fewer partiesmore parties

88th of 234

How much NOTA?

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0.2%

lowerhigher

232nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

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3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES

DMK 52.4%NCO 47.6%

Who ran, on record?

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— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

34,58,873

Density

481 / km²

Sex ratio

987 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

7,194 km²

SC population29.4%

ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

92%HINDU

Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water82.5%

Electricity93.1%

Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births99.1%

Children fully vaccinated88.5%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%

Children underweight (under 5)20.5%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%

Women literate75.4%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%

Clean cooking fuel68.6%

Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

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