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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 170 · 1996
Poompuhar
Winner — 1996
MOHANADASAN G.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 49.9%ADMK 32.0%7 others 18.2%
Votes
51,285
49.9% share
Winning margin
18,413
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.3%
of 1,48,327
Poompuhar is a safe seat — MOHANADASAN G. won by 17.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHANADASAN G. | DMK-led | 51,285 | 49.9% |
| 2 | VIJAYABALAN N. | 32,872 | 32.0% | |
| 3 | SAMSUDEEN S.M. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 12,222 | 11.9% |
| 4 | GUBENDRA GUNABALAN D. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 5,682 | 5.5% |
| 5 | ANBAZHAGAN P. | IND | 294 | 0.3% |
| 6 | RAJABATHER T. | IND | 177 | 0.2% |
| 7 | RENGANATHAN G. | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 8 | ELANGOVAN J. | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KALAIMANI P. | IND | 78 | 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 (191st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.3% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
191st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
146th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.9%ADMK 32.0%MDMK 11.9%PMK 5.5%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.