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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 219 · 1980
Palayamcottai
Winner — 1980
KARUPPASAMI PANDIAN, V. R.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 58.0%DMK 42.0%
Votes
45,049
58.0% share
Winning margin
12,369
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
66.6%
of 1,16,635
Palayamcottai is a safe seat — KARUPPASAMI PANDIAN, V. R. won by 15.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARUPPASAMI PANDIAN, V. R. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 45,049 | 58.0% |
| 2 | SEETHARAMAN, SUBA | DMK | 32,680 | 42.0% |
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 (179th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 2.5% · max 39.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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179th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.99
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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193rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 58.0%DMK 42.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.