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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1984

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Winner — 1984

PONNAIYAN C.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 55.4%DMK 41.7%16 others 2.9%
Votes
77,659
55.4% share
Winning margin
19,222
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
67.9%
of 2,06,470

A clear win with a 13.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PONNAIYAN C.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
77,65955.4%
2
KANDASAMY, M.M.
DMK
58,43741.7%
3
GANESAN, V.
IND
6180.4%
4
KALIANNAN, P.
IND
4610.3%
5
MANAHARAN, T.A.
IND
3750.3%
6
ARUMUGAM, S.R.
IND
3200.2%
7
A.SUBRAMANIAM
IND
3170.2%
8
A.V.SUNDARARAJU
IND
2580.2%
9
MURUGESAN, P.
IND
2540.2%
10
PALANISAMY, K.S.
IND
2420.2%
11
KULANDAIVEL, P.
IND
2260.2%
12
PONNUSAMY, K.G.
IND
1840.1%
13
DHARMALINGAM, P.
IND
1630.1%
14
RAMASAMY
IND
1610.1%
15
DURAISAMY, A.
IND
1600.1%
16
DURAISAMY, C.
IND
1580.1%
17
NACHIMUTHU, K.P.
IND
1460.1%
18
ARTHANARI, S.
IND
930.1%

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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 51.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
52nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
37th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 55.4%DMK 41.7%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
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