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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 191 · 1996
Pudukkottai
Winner — 1996
PERIANNAN A.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 56.7%INC 26.1%20 others 17.3%
Votes
79,205
56.7% share
Winning margin
42,783
30.6% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
70.3%
of 1,99,005
Pudukkottai is a safe seat — PERIANNAN A. won by 30.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERIANNAN A. | DMK-led | 79,205 | 56.7% |
| 2 | SWAMINATHAN S.C. | DMK-led | 36,422 | 26.1% |
| 3 | MANI V.N. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 14,165 | 10.1% |
| 4 | SHARIFF K. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 2,244 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SUBBIAH K.R. | IND | 2,234 | 1.6% |
| 6 | RAVI P. | BJP | 1,348 | 1.0% |
| 7 | BALAKRISHNAN P. | IND | 978 | 0.7% |
| 8 | RAJA M. | IND | 480 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SREENIVASAN S. | IND | 449 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAJENDRAN A. | IND | 313 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SAMINATHAN S. | IND | 255 | 0.2% |
| 12 | GOPALAKRISHNAN N. | IND | 247 | 0.2% |
| 13 | GANDHI R. | IND | 200 | 0.1% |
| 14 | THILAGAVATHI S. | IND | 168 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KANDAN M. | IND | 164 | 0.1% |
| 16 | MARUTHAMUTHU R. | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SHANMUGANATHAN V. | IND | 149 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAMESH S. | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 19 | PARAMASIVAM R. | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 20 | GANESH RAM A. | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 21 | IBRAHIM U. | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 22 | PERIYASAMY A. | IND | 90 | 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.
Low turnout (232nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 1.3% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
232nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
72nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.7%INC 26.1%MDMK 10.1%OTH 7.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%
What's nearby?
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