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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1977
Poonamallee
Winner — 1977
D. IRAJARATHANAM
DMK· DMK
DMK 36.5%ADK 29.8%4 others 33.8%
Votes
26,552
36.5% share
Winning margin
4,893
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.8%
of 1,43,250
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. IRAJARATHANAM | DMK | 26,552 | 36.5% |
| 2 | ERA KULASEKARAN |  ADKAIADMK | 21,659 | 29.8% |
| 3 | J. MADAN RAJ | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 16,660 | 22.9% |
| 4 | A. PALAPANDVAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 7,357 | 10.1% |
| 5 | C. RAMAMURTHY | IND | 351 | 0.5% |
| 6 | C. VENKATRAMAN | IND | 195 | 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.
Average turnout (119th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.4% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
119th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
64th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 36.5%ADK 29.8%JNP 22.9%INC 10.1%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.