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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1984Reserved (SC)
Pernambut
Winner — 1984
K. THAMIZHARASAN
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 56.2%DMK 42.8%1 others 1.1%
Votes
47,813
56.2% share
Winning margin
11,393
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
71.5%
of 1,19,028
A clear win with a 13.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. THAMIZHARASAN |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 47,813 | 56.2% |
| 2 | V. GOVINDAN | DMK | 36,420 | 42.8% |
| 3 | A. RAGHUNATHAN | IND | 895 | 1.1% |
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 (47th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 2.5% · max 42.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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47th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
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156th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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54th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 56.2%DMK 42.8%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%
What's nearby?
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