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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 191 · 1991
Pudukkottai
Winner — 1991
SWAMINATHAN C.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 66.4%DMK 31.4%9 others 2.2%
Votes
82,205
66.4% share
Winning margin
43,399
35.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
67.4%
of 1,83,488
Pudukkottai is a safe seat — SWAMINATHAN C. won by 35.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWAMINATHAN C. | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 82,205 | 66.4% |
| 2 | MANI V. N. | DMK | 38,806 | 31.4% |
| 3 | DHARAMALINGAM K. | 610 | 0.5% | |
| 4 | RATHINAM A. | JP | 584 | 0.5% |
| 5 | MOHANRAJ A. | TMM | 330 | 0.3% |
| 6 | LAKSHMANAN K. M. | IND | 309 | 0.3% |
| 7 | KANDAN M. | IND | 277 | 0.2% |
| 8 | VIJAYABASKAR P. | IND | 211 | 0.2% |
| 9 | HONEST RAJMOHAN | IND | 174 | 0.1% |
| 10 | IBRAHIM U. | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PARAMASIVAM R. | IND | 100 | 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.
Low turnout (232nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 1.3% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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232nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
72nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.4%DMK 31.4%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%
What's nearby?
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