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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1989
Thandarambattu
Winner — 1989
PONNUMUDI, D.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 45.6%ADK(JR) 27.1%7 others 27.3%
Votes
48,048
45.6% share
Winning margin
19,529
18.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
77.2%
of 1,36,462
Thandarambattu is a safe seat — PONNUMUDI, D. won by 18.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PONNUMUDI, D. | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 48,048 | 45.6% |
| 2 | VELU, K.F. | ADK(JR) | 28,519 | 27.1% |
| 3 | SUNDARAM, M.K. | ADK(JL) | 13,052 | 12.4% |
| 4 | SAHADEVAR, K. | INC | 12,481 | 11.8% |
| 5 | DEVARAJU, P. | IND | 1,451 | 1.4% |
| 6 | JAGANATHAN, S. | IND | 835 | 0.8% |
| 7 | VENKATAKRISHNAN, N.P. | IND | 492 | 0.5% |
| 8 | NADESAN, K.M. | IND | 275 | 0.3% |
| 9 | VELU, S. | IND | 175 | 0.2% |
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 (91st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 3.6% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
91st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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115th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 45.6%ADK(JR) 27.1%ADK(JL) 12.4%INC 11.8%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%
What's nearby?
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