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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1984

Palladam

Winner — 1984

PARAMASIVA GOUNDER, P.N.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 54.0%IND 42.8%6 others 3.2%
Votes
51,083
54.0% share
Winning margin
10,573
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.5%
of 1,38,075

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARAMASIVA GOUNDER, P.N.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
51,08354.0%
2
SIVASAMY
IND
40,51042.8%
3
KITTU P.K.
IND
9501.0%
4
THANGAVELU
IND
8150.9%
5
SOUNDARARAJAN K.ALIAS
IND
4060.4%
6
RANGAN K.
IND
3830.4%
7
KRISHNAMOORTHY P.
IND
3260.3%
8
RAMASAMY K.C.
IND
1740.2%

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 (39th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 3.3% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
39th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
68th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 54.0%IND 42.8%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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