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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 91 · 1989

Panamarathupatty

Winner — 1989

SIVALINGAM S.R.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 31.9%ADK(JL) 29.9%6 others 38.2%
Votes
29,805
31.9% share
Winning margin
1,825
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.3%
of 1,47,552

Panamarathupatty was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,825 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIVALINGAM S.R.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
29,80531.9%
2
THANGAVELAN, P.
ADK(JL)
27,98029.9%
3
RANGARAJAN KUMARAMANGLAM
INC
24,30326.0%
4
MURUGESAN, A.P.
ADK(JR)
10,30511.0%
5
RAJENDRAN, M.C.
IND
5140.6%
6
CHINNUSAMY, C.
IND
2490.3%
7
NATESAN, K.R.
IND
1670.2%
8
VENKATACHALAM, M.
IND
1350.1%

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.

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.7% · max 49.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
2nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
203rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 31.9%ADK(JL) 29.9%INC 26.0%ADK(JR) 11.0%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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