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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 191 · 1997 by-elections
Pudukkottai
Winner — 1997 by-elections
Mari Ayya P.
DMK 41.2%ADMK 32.6%8 others 26.3%
Votes
57,769
41.1% share
Winning margin
12,024
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
A clear win with a 8.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mari Ayya P. | 57,769 | 41.1% | |
| 2 | Chelladhurai S. | 45,745 | 32.6% | |
| 3 | Mani V.N. | 13,504 | 9.6% | |
| 4 | Panneerselvam V.O.S. | IND | 12,892 | 9.2% |
| 5 | Kumaravel P. | 5,133 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Swaminathan S.C. | 4,605 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | Durairaj A.R. | IND | 357 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Subbaiah P. | IND | 165 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Padmarajan Dr. K | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Nagoormeeranmohammed U | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
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 (232nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 1.3% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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232nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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72nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 41.1%ADMK 32.6%MDMK 9.6%IND 9.2%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%
What's nearby?
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