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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 58 · 2001

Villupuram

Winner — 2001

PONMUDY.K
DMK· NDA (NDA)
DMK 47.4%PMK 45.9%10 others 6.7%
Votes
65,693
47.5% share
Winning margin
2,205
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.4%
of 2,25,528

Villupuram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,205 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PONMUDY.K
NDA (NDA)
65,69347.5%
2
R.PASUPATHY
63,48845.9%
3
GOVINDARAJULU.V
2,9822.1%
4
SADAGOPAN.K
IND
1,8531.3%
5
MOHAMED ALI JINNA .M
IND
1,1160.8%
6
PONMUDI .V
IND
8510.6%
7
KALIYAMOORTHY.G
7810.6%
8
FARUKLAL. C
IND
7040.5%
9
PONMUDI .V
IND
2930.2%
10
BABU . N
IND
2460.2%
11
PALANIAPPAN. K.P
IND
2370.2%
12
SURESHKUMAR.S
IND
2090.1%

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.

High turnout (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 1.4% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
23rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
181st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.5%PMK 45.9%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,843
Density
335 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,497 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population4.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.4%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.7%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation19.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.5%
Health insurance75.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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