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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VEERASAMY ARCOT, N.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
68,64049.9%
2
RANGANATHAN, B.
ADK(JL)
30,37622.1%
3
ANBARASU, C.
IND
29,96221.8%
4
PURASAI KUMARAN
5,1693.8%
5
MEIYAPPAN, R.
IND
1,1300.8%
6
MAHENDRAN, K.
IND
3190.2%
7
PARAMESWARAN, N.
IND
2420.2%
8
JAYACHANDRAN, S. ALIAS LENIN
IND
1730.1%
9
DEENAN NAICKER, M.
IND
1620.1%
10
RAVIKUMAR, V.
IND
1310.1%
11
VADIVELU
IND
1180.1%
12
RAMACHANDRAN, D. ALIAS RAMACHANDRA NAICKER
ICJ(BG)
1120.1%
13
ALLA PICHAI, M.
IND
1030.1%
14
ALGAPPAN
IND
1000.1%
15
JAYACHANDRAN, P.
IND
920.1%
16
JANARDHANAM PILLAI, V.
IND
880.1%
17
SILVARAJ, S.
IND
860.1%
18
SANKAR, C.
IND
840.1%
19
ARIVUDAINAB\MBI, N.
IND
730.1%
20
SIVAKUMAR, R.
IND
640.1%
21
DHANRAMLINGAM, T.K.
IND
620.1%
22
SELVARAJ, K.
IND
540.0%
23
ANNAMALAI, G.
IND
530.0%
24
JAGANATHAN, V.S.
IND
500.0%
25
LOGANATHAN. T.
IND
490.0%
26
ANTHONY, I.
IND
480.0%
27
JAGANATHAN, M.
IND
300.0%
28
SHAMKUMAR
IND
270.0%
29
CHANDRAKEKARAN, A.
IND
160.0%

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
safe
27.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
208th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 234

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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