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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Sirkali

Winner — 1989

PANNEERSELVAM M.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 40.8%INC 15.3%5 others 43.9%
Votes
36,512
40.8% share
Winning margin
22,775
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.6%
of 1,34,525

Sirkali is a safe seat — PANNEERSELVAM M. won by 25.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PANNEERSELVAM M.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
36,51240.8%
2
RAMASAMY N.
INC
13,73715.3%
3
BALASUBRAMANIAN K.
ADK(JL)
13,57715.2%
4
MOORTHY T.
ADK(JR)
12,57614.0%
5
MANI K. B. S.
IND
12,38513.8%
6
NATESAN P.
IND
6280.7%
7
THANGAYAN M. A.
IND
1280.1%

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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.0% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
128th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
108th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 40.8%INC 15.3%ADK(JL) 15.2%ADK(JR) 14.0%IND 13.8%OTH 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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