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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 211 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Pottapidaram
Winner — 1996
KRISHNASAMY, K.
JP
JP 27.3%ADMK 26.0%11 others 46.6%
Votes
24,585
27.3% share
Winning margin
1,148
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
64.9%
of 1,38,670
Pottapidaram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,148 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNASAMY, K. | JP | 24,585 | 27.3% |
| 2 | PAULRAJ, S. | 23,437 | 26.1% | |
| 3 | SUNDARAM, S. | DMK-led | 22,679 | 25.2% |
| 4 | GANESAN, A.S. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 14,480 | 16.1% |
| 5 | UGRAVALAN, M. | IND | 1,297 | 1.4% |
| 6 | PERUMAL, P. | IND | 1,282 | 1.4% |
| 7 | ALEXANDER, A.D. | AIIC(T) | 1,029 | 1.1% |
| 8 | JEYARANI, S. | BJP | 727 | 0.8% |
| 9 | KRISHNASAMY, S. | IND | 144 | 0.2% |
| 10 | JEYASANKAR, S.P. | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MUTULAKSHMI SELVI, P. | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BALAKRISHNAN, S. | IND | 44 | 0.1% |
| 13 | THANGAPPOO, S.M. | IND | 42 | 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 (225th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.7% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
225th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
113th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JP 27.3%ADMK 26.1%DMK 25.2%MDMK 16.1%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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