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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1991
Periyakulam
Winner — 1991
M. PERIYAVEERAN
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 67.4%DMK 27.4%12 others 5.2%
Votes
70,760
67.5% share
Winning margin
42,042
40.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.9%
of 1,75,072
Periyakulam is a safe seat — M. PERIYAVEERAN won by 40.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. PERIYAVEERAN |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 70,760 | 67.5% |
| 2 | L. MOOKIAH | DMK | 28,718 | 27.4% |
| 3 | P. ANNAVI | BJP | 3,431 | 3.3% |
| 4 | A. KENNEDY | 930 | 0.9% | |
| 5 | K. NAVANEETHA MUDALIAR | TMM | 293 | 0.3% |
| 6 | G. KRISHNAN | JP | 277 | 0.3% |
| 7 | T. UTHANDU REDDIAR | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 8 | A.M. MURUGESAN | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 9 | R. LAKSHMANAN | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 10 | S. PERUMAL | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 11 | P. PAUL PANDIAN | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
| 12 | V. MOORTHY | IND | 48 | 0.1% |
| 13 | K. PALANICHAMY | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 14 | M. THIRUBUVANACHANTRAN | IND | 39 | 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 (32nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 1.0% · max 40.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
32nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
205th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 67.5%DMK 27.4%OTH 5.2%
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?
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