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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1980
Pongalur
Winner — 1980
KANDASWAMY, P.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 58.7%INC(I) 38.6%1 others 2.7%
Votes
40,116
58.7% share
Winning margin
13,696
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,09,334
Pongalur is a safe seat — KANDASWAMY, P. won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANDASWAMY, P. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 40,116 | 58.7% |
| 2 | BALASUBRAMANIAM, S. R. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 26,420 | 38.6% |
| 3 | SINTHANAI THENDRAL, S. | IND | 1,834 | 2.7% |
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 (40th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.1% · max 42.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
40th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
143rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 58.7%INC(I) 38.6%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
3 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.