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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1971
Palacode
Winner — 1971
M. V. KARIVENGADAM
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 52.8%NCO 47.2%
Votes
32,378
52.8% share
Winning margin
3,477
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
59.9%
of 1,02,286
A clear win with a 5.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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 (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.0% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
75th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
221st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.8%NCO 47.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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