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Tamil Nadu · PC 22 · 2004
Palani
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
KHARVENTHAN, S. K.
INC· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
INC 64.5%ADMK 31.3%9 others 4.2%
Votes
4,48,900
64.5% share
Winning margin
2,31,493
33.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,95,442
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHARVENTHAN, S. K. | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 4,48,900 | 64.5% |
| 2 | KISHORE KUMAR. K | 2,17,407 | 31.3% | |
| 3 | JEYAPRAKASH. P | IND | 11,337 | 1.6% |
| 4 | SUBRAMANIYAM. T | 5,554 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | PARAMESHVARAN. S | IND | 3,524 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SOUNDARARAJAN. V S | JP | 2,605 | 0.4% |
| 7 | ABDUL HAKKEEM. A | IND | 1,440 | 0.2% |
| 8 | NAGALINGAM. S | IND | 1,411 | 0.2% |
| 9 | THANGAPANDI. R | IND | 1,138 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KARUNAGARAN. I | IND | 1,078 | 0.2% |
| 11 | CHINNASAMY. R | IND | 1,048 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.4% · min 4.3% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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17th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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1st of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.5%ADMK 31.3%OTH 4.2%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.