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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1991
Poonamallee
Winner — 1991
D. SUDARSANAM
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 55.5%DMK 35.9%8 others 8.6%
Votes
68,392
55.5% share
Winning margin
24,152
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
58.0%
of 2,12,565
Poonamallee is a safe seat — D. SUDARSANAM won by 19.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. SUDARSANAM | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 68,392 | 55.5% |
| 2 | D. RAJARATHANAM | DMK | 44,240 | 35.9% |
| 3 | R.K. KOTHANDAN | 7,544 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | V. SAMPATH | BJP | 1,866 | 1.5% |
| 5 | D. KUMAR | TMM | 302 | 0.3% |
| 6 | M. GNANASEKAR | JP | 259 | 0.2% |
| 7 | D. SAGARIYA | 238 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | S. NATARAJAN | IND | 163 | 0.1% |
| 9 | S. MURUGANANDAM | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 10 | C. VENKATARAMAN | IND | 89 | 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 (119th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.4% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
119th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
64th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.5%DMK 35.9%PMK 6.1%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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