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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1989

Pollachi

Winner — 1989

V.P. CHANDRASEKAR
ADK(JL)
ADK(JL) 37.3%DMK 33.9%12 others 28.9%
Votes
41,749
37.3% share
Winning margin
3,774
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
71.8%
of 1,56,063

A closely fought contest. V.P. CHANDRASEKAR won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.P. CHANDRASEKAR
ADK(JL)
41,74937.3%
2
P.T.BALU
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
37,97533.9%
3
N. PADMAVATHY
INC
24,60522.0%
4
S.T. DORIASWAMY
IND
3,1332.8%
5
A. VENKATACHALAM
IND
2,5562.3%
6
P.RAVI
IND
4470.4%
7
K. SUBRAMANIAM
IND
3070.3%
8
P. MURUGANANDHAM
IND
2990.3%
9
K.T. VARGHESE
IND
2820.3%
10
K. CHACKALINGAM
IND
2470.2%
11
P.G. MOHAN
IND
2210.2%
12
P. KANNAIYAN
IND
860.1%
13
C.G. MUTHUSAMY
IND
830.1%
14
A. IRUMBORAI
IND
800.1%

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.

Low turnout (190th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.4% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
190th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
25th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK(JL) 37.3%DMK 33.9%INC 22.0%OTH 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,35,394
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
1042 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,565 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Christian 11.5%Muslim 10.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.0%
Electricity90.6%
Sanitation51.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel81.5%
Health insurance74.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Nilgiri Tea (Orthodox)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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