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Tamil Nadu · PC 28 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Perambalur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
RAJA A
DMK· United Front
DMK 59.2%INC 27.4%10 others 13.4%
Votes
3,99,079
59.2% share
Winning margin
2,14,247
31.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,74,280
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJA A | United Front | 3,99,079 | 59.2% |
| 2 | SUBRAMANIAN P.V | INC | 1,84,832 | 27.4% |
| 3 | DURAIRAJAN S | United Front | 53,782 | 8.0% |
| 4 | MOORTHY R | BJP | 7,778 | 1.1% |
| 5 | PITCHAIMUTHU R | IND | 5,278 | 0.8% |
| 6 | GANAPATHI M | IND | 4,475 | 0.7% |
| 7 | DHANASEKARAN P | IND | 4,323 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SINGARAM K | IND | 3,858 | 0.6% |
| 9 | KANNAPIRAN K | IND | 3,464 | 0.5% |
| 10 | KALYANASUNDARAM P | IND | 3,181 | 0.5% |
| 11 | PONNUSAMY M | IND | 2,509 | 0.4% |
| 12 | PALRAJ A | IND | 1,721 | 0.3% |
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 (23rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 4.6% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
23rd of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
28th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.2%INC 27.4%MDMK 8.0%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,16,450
Density
629 / km²
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population31.5%
ST population0.2%
Figures are for Nagapattinam, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated93.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance70.9%
What's nearby?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.