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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Nilakottai

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Winner — 1989

PONNAMMAL, A.S.
INC· INC
INC 30.1%DMK 29.4%7 others 40.5%
Votes
29,654
30.1% share
Winning margin
692
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.7%
of 1,43,421

Nilakottai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 692 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PONNAMMAL, A.S.
INC
INC
29,65430.1%
2
PARANTHAMAN, R.
DMK
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
28,96229.4%
3
ANBAZHAGAN, G.
ADK(JL)
26,86127.3%
4
CHITRAVELU, P.
ADK(JR)
10,55010.7%
5
KANAGARAJ, V.
IND
1,1121.1%
6
NAGAMMAL, A.
IND
7620.8%
7
ANDI, R.
IND
4420.5%
8
ALAGARSAMY, G.
IND
950.1%
9
PONNIAH, S.
IND
920.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 0.7% · max 39.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
87th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
136th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.1%DMK 29.4%ADK(JL) 27.3%ADK(JR) 10.7%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%

What's nearby?

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