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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1989
Pongalur
Winner — 1989
BALASUBRAMONIYAM, S.R.
INC· INC
INC 32.3%ADK(JL) 31.8%4 others 35.9%
Votes
31,691
32.3% share
Winning margin
440
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.3%
of 1,30,422
Pongalur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 440 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALASUBRAMONIYAM, S.R. | INC | 31,691 | 32.3% |
| 2 | PALANISAMY, N.S. | ADK(JL) | 31,251 | 31.8% |
| 3 | VIJAYALAKSHMI, P. | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 27,097 | 27.6% |
| 4 | DURAIRAJ, K.M. | ADK(JR) | 6,923 | 7.0% |
| 5 | MANI, V.P. | IND | 822 | 0.8% |
| 6 | CHINNAVADAMBACHERY SUNDARRAJU, A. | IND | 470 | 0.5% |
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
safe0.5%
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
INC 32.3%ADK(JL) 31.8%DMK 27.6%ADK(JR) 7.0%OTH 1.3%
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.