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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1989

Cuddalore

Winner — 1989

PUGAZHENDI, E.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 42.9%INC 22.5%10 others 34.6%
Votes
42,790
42.9% share
Winning margin
20,382
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
66.7%
of 1,49,592

Cuddalore is a safe seat — PUGAZHENDI, E. won by 20.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PUGAZHENDI, E.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
42,79042.9%
2
RADHAKRISHNAN, M.
INC
22,40822.5%
3
ABDUL LATHEEF, K.
ADK(JR)
18,72118.8%
4
JANARTHANAN, D.
ADK(JL)
7,0287.0%
5
PADMANABHAN, S.O.
IND
6,6946.7%
6
RAJAMANICKAM, M.P.
IND
9060.9%
7
CHOCKALINGA ACHARI K.
IND
3910.4%
8
MANIVANNAN, S.
IND
2500.3%
9
SUNDRACHARI, R.
IND
1940.2%
10
NAKKIRAN (ALIAS) JAYARAMAN
IND
1340.1%
11
THAIGARAJAN, V.
IND
1280.1%
12
BASHA, U
IND
850.1%

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 (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.0% · max 45.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
102nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
145th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.9%INC 22.5%ADK(JR) 18.8%ADK(JL) 7.0%IND 6.7%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

🏛️MonumentASI

Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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