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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1984
Pongalur
Winner — 1984
KANDASWAMY P.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 57.8%IND 38.4%4 others 3.8%
Votes
46,535
57.8% share
Winning margin
15,601
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.7%
of 1,15,546
Pongalur is a safe seat — KANDASWAMY P. won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANDASWAMY P. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 46,535 | 57.8% |
| 2 | PALANISAMY N.S. | IND | 30,934 | 38.4% |
| 3 | GOVINDASWAMY S. | IND | 864 | 1.1% |
| 4 | MARIMUTHU GOUNDER K. | IND | 855 | 1.1% |
| 5 | PALANISAMY K. | IND | 698 | 0.9% |
| 6 | CHINDANAI THERNAL S. | IND | 667 | 0.8% |
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
safe19.4%
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%
lowerhigher
143rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 57.8%IND 38.4%OTH 3.8%
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
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.