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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1980
Katpadi
Winner — 1980
POONGAVANAM, N. A
CPI 46.5%INC(I) 38.8%2 others 14.7%
Votes
31,918
46.5% share
Winning margin
5,279
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.6%
of 1,21,387
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | POONGAVANAM, N. A | 31,918 | 46.5% | |
| 2 | SHANMUGASUNDARAM, A. K |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 26,639 | 38.8% |
| 3 | RANGA REDDY, T. R | JNP(JP) | 7,214 | 10.5% |
| 4 | JAYAVELU, M.A | IND | 2,905 | 4.2% |
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 (16th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.8% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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16th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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59th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 46.5%INC(I) 38.8%JNP(JP) 10.5%OTH 4.2%
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?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Megalithic cists and cairns circles.
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Megalithic cists and cairns circles.
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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.