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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1977
Periyakulam
Winner — 1977
K. PANNAI SETHURAM
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 45.5%INC 24.7%2 others 29.8%
Votes
31,271
45.5% share
Winning margin
14,323
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.7%
of 1,13,238
Periyakulam is a safe seat — K. PANNAI SETHURAM won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. PANNAI SETHURAM |  ADKAIADMK | 31,271 | 45.5% |
| 2 | R. RAMAIAH | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 16,948 | 24.7% |
| 3 | M. MEHTA | DMK | 13,069 | 19.0% |
| 4 | M.V.V. RAMASAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 7,432 | 10.8% |
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.
High turnout (32nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 1.0% · max 40.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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32nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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205th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 45.5%INC 24.7%DMK 19.0%JNP 10.8%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.