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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Ponneri
Winner — 1980
CHAKARAPANI,R
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 51.1%DMK 33.1%6 others 15.8%
Votes
42,408
51.1% share
Winning margin
14,918
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.5%
of 1,35,012
Ponneri is a safe seat — CHAKARAPANI,R won by 18.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAKARAPANI,R |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 42,408 | 51.1% |
| 2 | NAGALINGAM,P | DMK | 27,490 | 33.1% |
| 3 | VETRIVEERAN,G | IND | 7,508 | 9.0% |
| 4 | MUNIVEL,R.S | JNP(JP) | 4,619 | 5.6% |
| 5 | SIVALINGAM,K | IND | 350 | 0.4% |
| 6 | SEEMEN,THALAPATHY,C.V | IND | 313 | 0.4% |
| 7 | CHINNARAJ,G | IND | 234 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ELUMALAI A.P | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (132nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.2% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
132nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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21st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 51.1%DMK 33.1%IND 9.0%JNP(JP) 5.6%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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