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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1977
Perundurai
Winner — 1977
A. PONNUSAMY
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 39.9%CPI 32.0%3 others 28.1%
Votes
30,574
39.9% share
Winning margin
6,042
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.2%
of 1,27,223
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. PONNUSAMY |  ADKAIADMK | 30,574 | 39.9% |
| 2 | N.K. PALANISAMY | 24,532 | 32.0% | |
| 3 | R. RAMALINGAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 12,803 | 16.7% |
| 4 | R. KANDASAMY | DMK | 5,946 | 7.8% |
| 5 | M. CHENNI | IND | 2,752 | 3.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (100th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 5.7% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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100th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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124th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 39.9%CPI 32.0%JNP 16.7%DMK 7.8%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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