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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1977

Pennagaram

Winner — 1977

K. APPUNU GOUNDER
JNP· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
JNP 32.1%ADK 30.9%3 others 37.0%
Votes
17,591
32.1% share
Winning margin
659
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.6%
of 1,00,327

Pennagaram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 659 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. APPUNU GOUNDER
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
17,59132.1%
2
KRISHNAN
ADK
AIADMK
16,93230.9%
3
B.K. NARASIMHAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
11,08620.3%
4
K. MARIMUTHU
DMK
8,48715.5%
5
K.M. MUNNIAPPAN
IND
6601.2%

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.

High turnout (12th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.4% · max 23.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
12th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
53rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 32.1%ADK 30.9%INC 20.3%DMK 15.5%OTH 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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