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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 114 · 2001

Pongalur

Winner — 2001

DAMODARAN P.V.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 53.6%IND 33.1%5 others 13.3%
Votes
57,139
53.6% share
Winning margin
21,815
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.9%
of 1,57,105

Pongalur is a safe seat — DAMODARAN P.V. won by 20.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAMODARAN P.V.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
57,13953.6%
2
CHELLAMUTHU.K
IND
35,32433.1%
3
DORAISAMY S
8,4367.9%
4
DEVARAJ.K
IND
2,5702.4%
5
SARAVANA KANKEYAN P
TDK
1,9201.8%
6
KARTHIKEYAN.P
IND
7850.7%
7
KANAGARAJ.N
IND
5090.5%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.4%
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
ADMK 53.6%IND 33.1%MDMK 7.9%OTH 5.4%

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
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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