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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Poonamallee
Winner — 2021
Krishnaswamy A
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 56.7%PMK 21.0%13 others 22.3%
Votes
1,49,578
56.7% share
Winning margin
94,110
35.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
73.0%
of 3,61,331
Poonamallee is a safe seat — Krishnaswamy A won by 35.7%.
Seat history
2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishnaswamy A | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 1,49,578 | 56.7% |
| 2 | Rajamannar S X | 55,468 | 21.0% | |
| 3 | Manimekalai A | 29,871 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | Revathi Manimegalai J | MNM | 11,927 | 4.5% |
| 5 | Elumalai T.A. | 8,805 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Sathyamurthy A C | 2,891 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,867 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Ravikumar M | IND | 448 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Sivakumar S | IND | 403 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Velu S | IND | 359 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Boshya Gayathri M | MIDP | 290 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Rajesh P | IND | 241 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Venkatesan J | IND | 240 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Purushothaman B | IND | 175 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Dhasarathan R | IND | 173 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (162nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 1.5% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
162nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
45th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.7%PMK 21.0%NTK 11.3%OTH 9.8%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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