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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1989

Pennagaram

Winner — 1989

NANJAPPAN, N.
IND
IND 21.1%ADK(JL) 19.8%14 others 59.1%
Votes
15,498
21.1% share
Winning margin
943
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
49.9%
of 1,47,380

Pennagaram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 943 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NANJAPPAN, N.
IND
15,49821.1%
2
SRINIVASAN, P.
ADK(JL)
14,55519.8%
3
RAJARATHANAM, M.
ADK(JR)
9,80813.3%
4
KUMARAN, S.
9,20912.5%
5
RAJAMANIKKAM, R.
IND
8,87712.1%
6
LAKSHMANAN, M.
IND
7,36410.0%
7
CHANDIRAN, V.
IND
2,5713.5%
8
GUNALAN. S.K.G.
IND
2,4313.3%
9
KANNAN, A.
IND
6600.9%
10
KARUNANIDHI, C.
IND
6280.8%
11
SAMRAJ, P.
IND
5500.8%
12
ANBALAKAN, T.C.
IND
4310.6%
13
GNANAKANNAN, T.G.
IND
2900.4%
14
SREENIVASAN, V.K.
IND
2700.4%
15
MUNIAPPAN, K.M.
IND
1890.3%
16
SOZHAVENTHAN, V.
IND
1370.2%

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.

High turnout (12th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.4% · max 23.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
12th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
53rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 21.1%ADK(JL) 19.8%ADK(JR) 13.3%JNP 12.5%IND 12.1%IND 10.0%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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