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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1977

Peranamallur

Winner — 1977

P. CHANDRAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 40.5%DMK 28.8%4 others 30.7%
Votes
27,860
40.5% share
Winning margin
8,038
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.5%
of 1,17,644

A clear win with a 11.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. CHANDRAN
ADK
AIADMK
27,86040.5%
2
P. ETTAPPAN
DMK
19,82228.8%
3
D. SUBRAMANIAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
11,68517.0%
4
D. KRISHNASWAMY NAIDU
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
7,49510.9%
5
A. JOHN XAVIER
IND
1,8132.6%
6
C.S. PADMANABHAN
IND
1650.2%

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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.5% · max 26.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
81st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
180th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 40.5%DMK 28.8%JNP 17.0%INC 10.9%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango Processing

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