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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 191 · 2001
Pudukkottai
Winner — 2001
DR. VIJAYABASKER.C
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 54.0%DMK 34.4%7 others 11.7%
Votes
77,627
54.0% share
Winning margin
28,183
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.8%
of 2,21,966
Pudukkottai is a safe seat — DR. VIJAYABASKER.C won by 19.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. VIJAYABASKER.C | Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF) | 77,627 | 54.0% |
| 2 | PERIYANNAN ARASU | 49,444 | 34.4% | |
| 3 | KALIYAMOORTHY . K | 10,702 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | VIDUTHALAIKKUMARAN.KASI | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,199 | 1.5% |
| 5 | VIJAYABASKAR.S | IND | 1,435 | 1.0% |
| 6 | PALANISAMY M. | IND | 960 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MOHAN V. | IND | 676 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SARAVANAKUMAR .A. | IND | 454 | 0.3% |
| 9 | KATHAIAH .K | IND | 367 | 0.3% |
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 (232nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.6%
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
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 54.0%DMK 34.4%MDMK 7.4%OTH 4.3%
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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