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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1991

Harbour

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Winner — 1991

KARUNANIDHI M.
DMK· DMK-led opposition alliance (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry), 1991
DMK 48.7%INC 47.3%17 others 4.1%
Votes
30,932
48.7% share
Winning margin
890
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
52.5%
of 1,21,040

Harbour was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 890 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARUNANIDHI M.
DMK
DMK-led opposition alliance (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry), 1991
30,93248.7%
2
SUPPU K.
INC
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
30,04247.3%
3
SUKUMAR M.T.
BJP
BJP
1,7632.8%
4
BALASUBRAMANIAM M.S.
JP
1480.2%
5
HAMEEM
IND
1220.2%
6
SEENI MOHAMED K.
IND
980.1%
7
BABU S.
IND
690.1%
8
KUPPUSAMY P.
IND
540.1%
9
JALALUDEEN M.
IND
520.1%
10
PANDIAN M.
IND
470.1%
11
VEERAPPA GOUNDER V.T.R.
IND
400.1%
12
RAJAMANNAR P.V.
IND
350.1%
13
PURUSHOTHAMAN R.
IND
330.1%
14
KUPPAN P.
IND
310.1%
15
SYED IBRAHIM
IND
290.1%
16
LAKSHIMPATHY C.
IND
250.0%
17
KOTEESWARAN P.V.
IND
180.0%
18
ANNAMALAI S.
IND
160.0%
19
PANNEERSELVAM M.
IND
100.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (60th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.7% · max 54.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
60th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
126th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 48.7%INC 47.3%OTH 4.1%

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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