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Tamil Nadu · PC 22 · 1998
Palani
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
GANESHAMURTHI A.
MDMK· Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MDMK 47.1%TMC(M) 42.6%3 others 10.3%
Votes
2,86,300
47.1% share
Winning margin
27,437
4.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,08,050
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESHAMURTHI A. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2,86,300 | 47.1% |
| 2 | KAARVENDHAN S.K. | TMC(M) | 2,58,863 | 42.6% |
| 3 | VENUGOPAL K.S. | INC | 61,089 | 10.1% |
| 4 | PALANISAMY N. | IND | 1,084 | 0.2% |
| 5 | PONNUSAMY S. | IND | 714 | 0.1% |
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 (17th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.4% · min 4.3% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
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72%
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17th of 39How crowded is the field?
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2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 39How much NOTA?
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1.9%
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1st of 39How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MDMK 47.1%TMC(M) 42.6%INC 10.1%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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