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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1980
Poonamallee
Winner — 1980
RAJARATHINAM, D.
DMK· DMK
DMK 48.8%GKC 34.6%4 others 16.6%
Votes
38,018
48.8% share
Winning margin
11,088
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.0%
of 1,39,060
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJARATHINAM, D. | DMK | 38,018 | 48.8% |
| 2 | SAMBANDAN | GKC | 26,930 | 34.6% |
| 3 | CHINNASAMY,P.POOVAI | IND | 8,547 | 11.0% |
| 4 | MOORTHY,M | IND | 2,246 | 2.9% |
| 5 | THIRUVEN GADAM,G | BJP | 1,605 | 2.1% |
| 6 | LAKSHMIPATHY NAIDU,T | IND | 514 | 0.7% |
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 (119th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.4% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
119th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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64th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 48.8%GKC 34.6%IND 11.0%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.