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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1991

Cuddalore

Winner — 1991

VENKATESAN P.R.S.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 48.6%DMK 34.3%7 others 17.1%
Votes
51,459
48.6% share
Winning margin
15,175
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,72,538

A clear win with a 14.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENKATESAN P.R.S.
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
51,45948.6%
2
PUGAZHENDHI E.
DMK
36,28434.3%
3
ABDUL LATEEF K.
15,94015.1%
4
CHOKKALILNGA ACHARI K.
BJP
1,1711.1%
5
ETHIRAJI P.C.
IND
3210.3%
6
PURUSHOTHAMAN M.
2340.2%
7
SELVAM J.
TMM
1930.2%
8
RAJAMANICKAM M.P.
IND
1550.1%
9
DANIEL ALIAS RAJKAMAL M.
IND
1160.1%

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
14.3%
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
INC 48.6%DMK 34.3%PMK 15.1%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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