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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 191 · 1996

Pudukkottai

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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
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All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PERIANNAN A.
DMK
DMK-led
79,20556.7%
2
SWAMINATHAN S.C.
INC
DMK-led
36,42226.1%
3
MANI V.N.
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
14,16510.1%
4
SHARIFF K.
PMK
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
2,2441.6%
5
SUBBIAH K.R.
IND
2,2341.6%
6
RAVI P.
BJP
BJP
1,3481.0%
7
BALAKRISHNAN P.
IND
9780.7%
8
RAJA M.
IND
4800.3%
9
SREENIVASAN S.
IND
4490.3%
10
RAJENDRAN A.
IND
3130.2%
11
SAMINATHAN S.
IND
2550.2%
12
GOPALAKRISHNAN N.
IND
2470.2%
13
GANDHI R.
IND
2000.1%
14
THILAGAVATHI S.
IND
1680.1%
15
KANDAN M.
IND
1640.1%
16
MARUTHAMUTHU R.
IND
1510.1%
17
SHANMUGANATHAN V.
IND
1490.1%
18
RAMESH S.
IND
1430.1%
19
PARAMASIVAM R.
IND
1370.1%
20
GANESH RAM A.
IND
1290.1%
21
IBRAHIM U.
IND
1230.1%
22
PERIYASAMY A.
IND
900.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (232nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
30.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 1.3% · max 36.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
232nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
72nd of 234

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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?

2 locations
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Gandhi Memorial Museum

Gandhi Memorial Museum

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Government Museum, Madurai

Government Museum, Madurai

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