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Tamil Nadu · PC 25 · 1996
Periyakulam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
GNANAGURUSAMY R
DMK· United Front
DMK 49.1%ADMK 29.4%19 others 21.6%
Votes
3,26,665
49.1% share
Winning margin
1,31,337
19.7% of votes
Total votes cast
6,65,492
Candidates
21
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GNANAGURUSAMY R | United Front | 3,26,665 | 49.1% |
| 2 | RAMASAMY R | 1,95,328 | 29.4% | |
| 3 | ERAMAKRISHNAN N | United Front | 91,601 | 13.8% |
| 4 | PERIASWAMY THEVAR M | BJP | 20,035 | 3.0% |
| 5 | THANGARAJ P | United Front | 11,503 | 1.7% |
| 6 | PALANISAMY K | IND | 9,317 | 1.4% |
| 7 | SURULIVELU K | IND | 4,162 | 0.6% |
| 8 | RAMASAMY K | IND | 1,131 | 0.2% |
| 9 | NOORTHEEN P.K | PDP | 691 | 0.1% |
| 10 | NARAYANAN V K | IND | 659 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ELANGO K | IND | 632 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RAJENDRAN P | IND | 586 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PANDIAN P | IND | 545 | 0.1% |
| 14 | AHMED ZUBER M | IND | 544 | 0.1% |
| 15 | CHELLAPPA S | IND | 402 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PARANJOTHI K | IND | 361 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ILANGO S | IND | 334 | 0.1% |
| 18 | MANIKANDAN R | IND | 300 | 0.1% |
| 19 | XAVIER M A | IND | 291 | 0.0% |
| 20 | NAGARAJAN K | IND | 271 | 0.0% |
| 21 | MURUGAN M | IND | 134 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 3.0% · max 43.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
6th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
24th of 39How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.1%ADMK 29.4%MDMK 13.8%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%
Figures are for Tiruchirappalli, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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