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Tamil Nadu · PC 25 · 1999
Periyakulam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Dhinakaran,
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 46.1%DMK 39.2%14 others 14.7%
Votes
3,03,881
46.1% share
Winning margin
45,806
7.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,58,531
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhinakaran, | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,03,881 | 46.1% |
| 2 | Selvendran, P. | NDA | 2,58,075 | 39.2% |
| 3 | Manssoor Alikhan, A. | PT | 87,429 | 13.3% |
| 4 | Jegannathan,P. R. | DTMK | 1,414 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Sadayandi, A. | IND | 1,327 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Rajagopal, C. | IND | 1,256 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Elamurugan, K. | IND | 1,105 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Segar,S. R. | IND | 959 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Selvam, P. |  FBL | 928 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Kalichamy, V. | IND | 670 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Kandasamy, K. | IND | 486 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Pandiammal, K.(Tmt) | IND | 275 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Palanichamy, K. | IND | 209 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Kasimayan, V. | IND | 206 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Saravanapandian, P. | IND | 162 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Pooviah, S. | IND | 149 | 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
safe7.0%
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?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 46.1%DMK 39.2%PT 13.3%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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?
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