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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2001

Cuddalore

Winner — 2001

PUGAZHENDI .E
DMK· NDA (NDA)
DMK 45.6%TMC(M) 45.6%5 others 8.8%
Votes
54,671
45.6% share
Winning margin
34
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.5%
of 2,12,016

Cuddalore was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 34 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PUGAZHENDI .E
NDA (NDA)
54,67145.6%
2
VENKATESAN .P.R.S.
TMC(M)
54,63745.6%
3
PATHMANABAN .S
7,1195.9%
4
SRIRAMULU S.
IND
1,2841.1%
5
MURUGANANTHAM .S
PB
9290.8%
6
SENTHILKUMAR .D
IND
6850.6%
7
VIRUTHAGIRI R.
MNK(PLP)
5370.5%

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
0.0%
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
DMK 45.6%TMC(M) 45.6%MDMK 5.9%OTH 2.9%

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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