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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Sriperumbudur

Winner — 1989

E. KOTHANDAM
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 42.2%ADK(JL) 35.2%5 others 22.6%
Votes
38,496
42.2% share
Winning margin
6,390
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.6%
of 1,43,453

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
E. KOTHANDAM
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
38,49642.2%
2
ARULUPUGAZHENTHI
ADK(JL)
32,10635.2%
3
K.N. CHINNANDI
INC
15,31216.8%
4
C. DEENADAYALAN
IND
4,0644.5%
5
S.P. CHINNAPPA
IND
6820.8%
6
P. SANKARAN
IND
3930.4%
7
S.M.S. SELVAM
IND
1570.2%

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.

Low turnout (198th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 4.3% · max 31.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
198th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
73rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.2%ADK(JL) 35.2%INC 16.8%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Group of cairns, Nanmangalam

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Group of cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Ottiyambakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Perumbakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Sembakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Sittalapakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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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