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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1980

Peranamallur

Winner — 1980

VENKITESAN, P. M
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 44.1%INC(I) 42.9%2 others 13.0%
Votes
32,645
44.1% share
Winning margin
878
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.0%
of 1,21,318

Peranamallur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 878 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENKITESAN, P. M
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
32,64544.1%
2
MARGABANDU, R
INC(I)
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
31,76742.9%
3
PARSWANATHAN, S
JNP(JP)
8,27511.2%
4
ILANGO, N. V
IND
1,3561.8%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
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 44.1%INC(I) 42.9%JNP(JP) 11.2%OTH 1.8%

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

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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