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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Perambur
Winner — 1991
DR. M. P. SEKAR
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 54.1%DMK 40.8%12 others 5.2%
Votes
62,759
54.1% share
Winning margin
15,452
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.2%
of 2,14,067
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. M. P. SEKAR |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 62,759 | 54.1% |
| 2 | CHENGAI SIVAM | DMK | 47,307 | 40.8% |
| 3 | V.K. SAMPATH | BJP | 1,960 | 1.7% |
| 4 | TSPE BAKTHAN | JP | 1,588 | 1.4% |
| 5 | D. KANAGASABAPATHY | TMUL | 1,383 | 1.2% |
| 6 | I. VIJAYA | IND | 440 | 0.4% |
| 7 | G. MANIMARAN | TMM | 135 | 0.1% |
| 8 | S. M. VEERAPPAN | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 9 | M. A. KALIDOSS | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SUKUMAR ALIAS KANCHI SUKUMARAN | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 11 | S. PALANIAPPAN | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RAJENDRAN J. ALIAS REGENDRA PRASAD | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 13 | N. KANTHANATHAN | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| 14 | K. SUNDARAMOORTHY | IND | 44 | 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.
Average turnout (162nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 1.5% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
162nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
45th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 54.1%DMK 40.8%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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