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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1989
Purasawalkam
Winner — 1989
VEERASAMY ARCOT, N.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 49.9%ADK(JL) 22.1%27 others 28.0%
Votes
68,640
49.9% share
Winning margin
38,264
27.8% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
67.4%
of 2,04,074
Purasawalkam is a safe seat — VEERASAMY ARCOT, N. won by 27.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
29 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEERASAMY ARCOT, N. | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 68,640 | 49.9% |
| 2 | RANGANATHAN, B. | ADK(JL) | 30,376 | 22.1% |
| 3 | ANBARASU, C. | IND | 29,962 | 21.8% |
| 4 | PURASAI KUMARAN | 5,169 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | MEIYAPPAN, R. | IND | 1,130 | 0.8% |
| 6 | MAHENDRAN, K. | IND | 319 | 0.2% |
| 7 | PARAMESWARAN, N. | IND | 242 | 0.2% |
| 8 | JAYACHANDRAN, S. ALIAS LENIN | IND | 173 | 0.1% |
| 9 | DEENAN NAICKER, M. | IND | 162 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RAVIKUMAR, V. | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 11 | VADIVELU | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RAMACHANDRAN, D. ALIAS RAMACHANDRA NAICKER | ICJ(BG) | 112 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ALLA PICHAI, M. | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ALGAPPAN | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 15 | JAYACHANDRAN, P. | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 16 | JANARDHANAM PILLAI, V. | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SILVARAJ, S. | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SANKAR, C. | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ARIVUDAINAB\MBI, N. | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 20 | SIVAKUMAR, R. | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 21 | DHANRAMLINGAM, T.K. | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 22 | SELVARAJ, K. | IND | 54 | 0.0% |
| 23 | ANNAMALAI, G. | IND | 53 | 0.0% |
| 24 | JAGANATHAN, V.S. | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 25 | LOGANATHAN. T. | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 26 | ANTHONY, I. | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
| 27 | JAGANATHAN, M. | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
| 28 | SHAMKUMAR | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
| 29 | CHANDRAKEKARAN, A. | IND | 16 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
208th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.9%ADK(JL) 22.1%IND 21.8%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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