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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1997

Pudukottai

Assembly constituency 191 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 1997

[01]Result · 1997

#191 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants10
Electors2,16,230
Votes polled1,40,371
Turnout64.9%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerMari Ayya P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam57,76941.2% of votes
MARGIN12,024 votes · 8.6 pp57,769 − 45,745
Runner-upChelladhurai S. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam45,74532.6% of votes
DMK 55.8% of top-two votesAIADMK 44.2%

All candidates 10

  1. 01 Mari Ayya P.DMK57,769 41.2%
  2. 02 Chelladhurai S.AIADMK45,745 32.6%
  3. 03 Mani V.N.MDMK13,504 9.6%
  4. 04 Panneerselvam V.O.S.IND12,892 9.2%
  5. 05 Kumaravel P.CPI(M)5,133 3.7%
  6. 06 Swaminathan S.C.INC4,605 3.3%
  7. 07 Durairaj A.R.IND357 0.3%
  8. 08 Subbaiah P.IND165 0.1%
  9. 09 Padmarajan Dr. KIND130 0.1%
  10. 10 Nagoormeeranmohammed UIND71 0.1%

Turnout 64.9%

025507510064.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 65.9%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 2 seats, 199765.9%
  • ReconciliationΣ 10 candidates = 1,40,371Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    11.2 pp
    A.KallanaiTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    14.8 pp
    Thalapathi GDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    12.5 pp
    Rajan Chellappa V.V.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    32.5 pp
    Bose.A.KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    1.3 pp
    Nedunchezhian, RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    19.6 pp
    Dr. Vijayabasker.CAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1997
    8.6 pp
    Mari Ayya P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1996
    29.2 pp
    Periannan A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1991
    34.3 pp
    Swaminathan C.Indian National Congress
  10. 1989
    15.1 pp
    Periyannan A.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1984
    35.1 pp
    J.Mohamed GaniIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    1.3 pp
    Rajkumar Vijaya Regunatha ThondaimanIndian National Congress
  13. 1977
    19.8 pp
    R. Rajkumar Vijaya Raghunatha TondamanIndian National Congress
  14. 1971
    13.6 pp
    S. RamanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1967
    7.9 pp
    A.ThurairasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  16. 1962
    16.1 pp
    S. ChellapandianIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed MDMK polled 13,504 votes, 1.1× the 12,024-vote margin.

    13,504 ÷ 12,024 = 1.1

  2. The top two polled 73.7% of votes; the other 8 candidates 26.3% between them.

    (57,769 + 45,745) ÷ 1,40,371 = 73.7% · 36,857 ÷ 1,40,371 = 26.3%

  3. Turnout of 64.9% was 1.0 pp below the state's median seat (65.9%).

    64.9 − 65.9 = −1.0

  4. The margin narrowed from 29.2 pp in 1996 to 8.6 pp.

    8.6 − 29.2 = −20.6 pp

  5. DMK held the seat it won in 1996.

    1996 DMK · 1997 DMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 10 candidate lines1,40,371
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled1,40,371
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1997 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates10 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 2 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 1997 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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