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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 160 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Perambalur
Winner — 1980
RAJU, J. S.
DMK· DMK
DMK 41.0%ADK 34.6%3 others 24.4%
Votes
28,680
41.0% share
Winning margin
4,456
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
57.6%
of 1,21,376
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJU, J. S. | DMK | 28,680 | 41.0% |
| 2 | ANGAMUTHU, M. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 24,224 | 34.6% |
| 3 | VADIVELU, K. | IND | 16,155 | 23.1% |
| 4 | PALANIMUTHU, M. | JNP(JP) | 529 | 0.8% |
| 5 | VEPPANTHATAI MATESAN, V. | IND | 389 | 0.6% |
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 (170th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.4% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
170th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
197th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 41.0%ADK 34.6%IND 23.1%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,16,450
Density
629 / km²
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population31.5%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated93.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance70.9%
What's nearby?
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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.