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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1991
Palladam
Winner — 1991
DURAIMURUGAN K.S.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 61.0%DMK 32.4%12 others 6.6%
Votes
69,803
61.0% share
Winning margin
32,724
28.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,83,291
Palladam is a safe seat — DURAIMURUGAN K.S. won by 28.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURAIMURUGAN K.S. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 69,803 | 61.0% |
| 2 | KANNAPPAN M. | DMK | 37,079 | 32.4% |
| 3 | BALADHANDAPANI A. | BJP | 4,797 | 4.2% |
| 4 | MURUGAN C. | 684 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | SIVASUBRAMANIAN K. | IND | 444 | 0.4% |
| 6 | GOPALKRISHNAN R. | IND | 292 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PALANISAMY S. | IND | 276 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SIVAMANI S. | IND | 227 | 0.2% |
| 9 | BALAN K.B. | IND | 182 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KUMARASAMY C. | IND | 169 | 0.1% |
| 11 | THANGAMUTHU R. | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MANIMARAN P. | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 13 | DHARUMAN S. | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAMASAMY S.R. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
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
safe28.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 3.3% · max 39.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
39th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
68th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 61.0%DMK 32.4%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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