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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1996
Poonamallee
Winner — 1996
SUDARSANAM, D.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 53.2%INC 17.7%16 others 29.1%
Votes
75,731
53.2% share
Winning margin
50,511
35.5% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
58.5%
of 2,43,536
Poonamallee is a safe seat — SUDARSANAM, D. won by 35.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDARSANAM, D. | TMC(M) DMK-led | 75,731 | 53.2% |
| 2 | P. KRISHNAMOORTHY | DMK-led | 25,220 | 17.7% |
| 3 | ANARIAS @ ANTHRIDOSS | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 23,011 | 16.2% |
| 4 | RAVI, E. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 10,739 | 7.5% |
| 5 | RAVI, V. | IND | 3,397 | 2.4% |
| 6 | KARUNAGARAN, V.G. | BJP | 1,956 | 1.4% |
| 7 | SAMMANDA UDAYAR, V.D. | IND | 639 | 0.5% |
| 8 | NATARAJAN, T.G. | IND | 314 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PAVAI DURAI | IND | 270 | 0.2% |
| 10 | P. MUNUSAMY | IND | 234 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SUNDARARAJAN, P. | IND | 205 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MATHEW, M.A. | IND | 198 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAVIKUMAR, T. | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 14 | VENKATESAN, G. | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 15 | VENKATARAMAN, C. | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 16 | ARASU, T. | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SELVAMANI, P. | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 18 | SUBRAMANI, K. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
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 (119th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean35.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.4% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
119th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
64th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 53.2%INC 17.7%MDMK 16.2%PMK 7.5%OTH 5.4%
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?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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