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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1989Reserved (SC)
Palani
Winner — 1989
N. PALANIVEL
CPM 33.2%INC 30.5%7 others 36.3%
Votes
34,379
33.2% share
Winning margin
2,855
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.6%
of 1,50,829
A closely fought contest. N. PALANIVEL won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. PALANIVEL | 34,379 | 33.2% | |
| 2 | B. PANNEERSELVAM ALIAS PANNIRUKAISELVAN | INC | 31,524 | 30.4% |
| 3 | RAJARAVIVARMA, B. | ADK(JL) | 27,490 | 26.6% |
| 4 | B. RAMASAMY | IND | 8,249 | 8.0% |
| 5 | R. PALANICHAMY | IND | 479 | 0.5% |
| 6 | T. THANGAVEL | IND | 470 | 0.5% |
| 7 | P. KULANDAIVEL | IND | 448 | 0.4% |
| 8 | A. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 348 | 0.3% |
| 9 | K. PITCHAIMUTHU | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (53rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 1.0% · max 59.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
53rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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161st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 33.2%INC 30.4%ADK(JL) 26.6%IND 8.0%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Pith Blocks🏷️Dindigul LocksGI🏺Garlic
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.