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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 170 · 1977
Poompuhar
Winner — 1977
S. GANESAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 44.9%CPM 32.3%2 others 22.8%
Votes
34,105
45.0% share
Winning margin
9,597
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.7%
of 1,07,361
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. GANESAN | DMK | 34,105 | 45.0% |
| 2 | G. BHARATHI MOHAN | 24,508 | 32.3% | |
| 3 | P. ETHIRAJ | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 9,662 | 12.7% |
| 4 | K.K. DEEN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 7,605 | 10.0% |
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.
Low turnout (191st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.3% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
191st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
146th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 45.0%CPM 32.3%INC 12.7%JNP 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.