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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1991
Marungapuri
Winner — 1991
K. PONNUSAMY
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 66.9%DMK 30.2%4 others 2.9%
Votes
76,476
66.9% share
Winning margin
41,904
36.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.0%
of 1,63,372
Marungapuri is a safe seat — K. PONNUSAMY won by 36.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. PONNUSAMY |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 76,476 | 66.9% |
| 2 | N. SELVARAJ | DMK | 34,572 | 30.2% |
| 3 | P. SOLAI GOUNDER | BJP | 2,776 | 2.4% |
| 4 | S. AROCKIAM | IND | 186 | 0.2% |
| 5 | T. JOSEPH | IND | 173 | 0.1% |
| 6 | P. RAMAIAH | TMM | 165 | 0.1% |
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 (113th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean36.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.7% · max 42.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
113th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
92nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 66.9%DMK 30.2%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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