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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Poonamallee
Winner — 2016
ELUMALAI T A
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 43.3%DMK 38.4%13 others 18.3%
Votes
1,03,952
43.3% share
Winning margin
11,763
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
76.0%
of 3,15,718
A closely fought contest. ELUMALAI T A won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELUMALAI T A | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,03,952 | 43.3% |
| 2 | PARANTHAMEN I | 92,189 | 38.4% | |
| 3 | PARTHASARATHY C | 15,827 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | KANDAN D | 15,051 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | AMARNATH A | BJP | 3,456 | 1.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,265 | 1.4% |
| 7 | PONNARASU A | 2,562 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | VIJAYABALAJI V | 2,066 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | RAMAMOORTHY M | IND | 391 | 0.2% |
| 10 | PRATHAP R | 351 | 0.1% | |
| 11 | NAGARAJ J | IND | 312 | 0.1% |
| 12 | TAMILSELVAN B | IND | 177 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ANANTH C | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KANDHASAMY B | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SANKARALINGAM J | IND | 116 | 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.
Average turnout (162nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 1.5% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
162nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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45th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 43.3%DMK 38.4%PMK 6.6%MDMK 6.3%OTH 4.0%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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