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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Ponneri
Winner — 2001
KANNAN.A.S.
CPI· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
CPI 54.6%DMK 36.2%8 others 9.2%
Votes
81,408
54.6% share
Winning margin
27,390
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.2%
of 2,43,530
Ponneri is a safe seat — KANNAN.A.S. won by 18.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANNAN.A.S. | Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF) | 81,408 | 54.6% |
| 2 | SUNDARAM.K. | 54,018 | 36.2% | |
| 3 | DURAIKKANNU.P. | 4,319 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | DEVARAJAN.G | IND | 3,753 | 2.5% |
| 5 | RATHINAM.A.D. | IND | 2,211 | 1.5% |
| 6 | JAYASEELAN.M | PB | 1,326 | 0.9% |
| 7 | MARAN.N. | IND | 827 | 0.6% |
| 8 | JANAKIRAMAN.S | CPI(ML)(L) | 724 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SIVAKUMAR.K.S. | IND | 281 | 0.2% |
| 10 | PRATHAB CHANDRAN.S | IND | 276 | 0.2% |
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 (132nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.2% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
132nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
21st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 54.6%DMK 36.2%OTH 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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