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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1996

Pongalur

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Winner — 1996

MOHAN KANDASWAMY, P.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 53.3%INC 30.7%11 others 16.0%
Votes
51,827
53.3% share
Winning margin
21,941
22.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
66.6%
of 1,46,098

Pongalur is a safe seat — MOHAN KANDASWAMY, P. won by 22.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAN KANDASWAMY, P.
TMC(M)
DMK-led
51,82753.3%
2
THALAPATHY MURUGESAN
INC
DMK-led
29,88630.7%
3
SELVARAJ, P.R.
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
8,8539.1%
4
UTHIRAKUMAR, P.
BJP
BJP
3,5773.7%
5
KANDASWAMY, P.
IND
9421.0%
6
CHINNADURAI, P.
IND
4330.4%
7
NALLASWAMY, P.
IND
3720.4%
8
MANI, V.P.
IND
3360.3%
9
KUMARASWAMY, S.R.
IND
3300.3%
10
KARTHIKEYAN, P.
IND
2120.2%
11
RAMARAJ, C.
IND
2040.2%
12
THANGAMANI, A.
IND
1840.2%
13
NALLASAMY, K.
IND
1680.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (40th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.1% · max 42.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
40th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
143rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 53.3%INC 30.7%MDMK 9.1%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

3 locations
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