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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 191 · 1989

Pudukkottai

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Winner — 1989

PERIYANNAN A.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 36.2%ADK(JR) 20.9%14 others 42.9%
Votes
45,534
36.2% share
Winning margin
19,280
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
77.5%
of 1,62,152

Pudukkottai is a safe seat — PERIYANNAN A. won by 15.3%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1984 vs 1989

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PERIYANNAN A.
DMK
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
45,53436.2%
2
ERAMA VEERAPPAN
ADK(JR)
26,25420.9%
3
CHELLATHURAI S.
ADK(JL)
25,70320.4%
4
MOHAMED GANI J.
INC
INC
24,53619.5%
5
SAMINATHAN K.
IND
1,8361.5%
6
LAKSHMANAN KM
IND
2270.2%
7
VAIRAPERUMAL DURAI
IND
2160.2%
8
SELVAM M.
IND
2120.2%
9
VYASAR R.
IND
2020.2%
10
VEERAPPAN V.T.R.
IND
1930.1%
11
VEERAPPAN, C.
IND
1750.1%
12
RAMASAMY, P.
IFT
1610.1%
13
IBRAHIM, U
IND
1510.1%
14
SHANMUGAM, P.
IND
1400.1%
15
MATHUVAPPAN, S.
IND
730.1%
16
VARADARAJAN, RM.
IND
480.0%

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

Low turnout (232nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 1.3% · max 36.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
232nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
72nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 36.2%ADK(JR) 20.9%ADK(JL) 20.4%INC 19.5%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Gandhi Memorial Museum

Gandhi Memorial Museum

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Government Museum, Madurai

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