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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1977
Pongalur
Winner — 1977
K. NACHIMUTHU
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 32.6%INC 30.1%6 others 37.4%
Votes
20,324
32.6% share
Winning margin
1,555
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,05,180
A closely fought contest. K. NACHIMUTHU won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. NACHIMUTHU |  ADKAIADMK | 20,324 | 32.6% |
| 2 | S.R. BALASUBRAMANIAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 18,769 | 30.1% |
| 3 | N. PALANISAMY | DMK | 12,944 | 20.7% |
| 4 | L. DEIVASIGAMANI | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 6,667 | 10.7% |
| 5 | A. CHINNA NACHIMUTHU GOUNDER | IND | 1,720 | 2.8% |
| 6 | S. MUTHUSWAMY | IND | 886 | 1.4% |
| 7 | V. MURUGAN | IND | 830 | 1.3% |
| 8 | N. ARUMUGA GOUNDER | IND | 276 | 0.4% |
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 (40th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.1% · max 42.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
40th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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143rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 32.6%INC 30.1%DMK 20.7%JNP 10.7%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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