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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 211 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Pottapidaram

Winner — 1991

RAJAMANNAR S.X.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 66.3%DMK 31.7%4 others 2.0%
Votes
52,360
66.3% share
Winning margin
27,325
34.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.8%
of 1,36,686

Pottapidaram is a safe seat — RAJAMANNAR S.X. won by 34.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJAMANNAR S.X.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
52,36066.3%
2
CHELLADURAI C.
DMK
25,03531.7%
3
JEEVARATHINAM S.
1,1841.5%
4
JESUDASAN ALIAS MOHANDAS S.
TMM
1490.2%
5
SELVARAJ G.
IND
1400.2%
6
JESUMANI M.
IND
1330.2%

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.

Low turnout (225th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
34.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.7% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
225th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
113th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 66.3%DMK 31.7%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,53,445
Density
330 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,104 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 15.4%Christian 6.7%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.1%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation36.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.7%
Health insurance69.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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