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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 211 · 2006Reserved (SC)

Pottapidaram

Winner — 2006

MOHAN.P
ADMK· Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
ADMK 39.3%BSP 29.7%9 others 30.9%
Votes
38,715
39.3% share
Winning margin
9,444
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
68.1%
of 1,44,568

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAN.P
Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
38,71539.3%
2
KRISHNASAMY.K
29,27129.8%
3
RAJAMANNAR.S.X
23,35623.7%
4
MOHANRAJ.K
2,6902.7%
5
KOTHANDARAMAN.V
1,4481.5%
6
MUTHURAJ
IND
9781.0%
7
SANTHANAKUMAR.A
9631.0%
8
MADASAMY
IND
3700.4%
9
SENDURPANDI.T
IND
2560.3%
10
SURESHKUMAR.R
IND
1850.2%
11
PERUMAL
IND
1720.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (225th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.7% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
225th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
113th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 39.3%BSP 29.8%DMK 23.7%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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