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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 107 · 1996

Perur

Winner — 1996

A. NATARASAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 61.0%ADMK 24.6%29 others 14.4%
Votes
96,507
61.0% share
Winning margin
57,573
36.4% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
61.8%
of 2,56,109

Perur is a safe seat — A. NATARASAN won by 36.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

31 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. NATARASAN
DMK-led
96,50761.0%
2
R. THIRUMALAISAMY
38,93424.6%
3
N. AMIRTHAM
DMK-led
13,0078.2%
4
CHELLAPPAN
BJP
4,5322.9%
5
PERUR NAGARAJ
JP
5980.4%
6
C.K.V. SELVARAJ
IND
5510.3%
7
R. BHOOPATHIRAJA
ICS
4140.3%
8
R. KRISHNASAMY
IND
4020.3%
9
SIDDHAN @ GURUSAMY SIDDHAN
ATMK
3500.2%
10
RAJA
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
3040.2%
11
ESWARAN
IND
2850.2%
12
M. SUBRAMANI
IND
2300.1%
13
N. SUKUMAR
IND
2110.1%
14
N. DURAI
IND
1950.1%
15
A. NOOR MOHAMMED
IND
1880.1%
16
KUPPUSAMY
IND
1780.1%
17
B. SRINIVASAN
IND
1540.1%
18
P. DURAISAMY
IND
1290.1%
19
R. KRISHNAMOORTHY
IND
1240.1%
20
S.K. SUKUMAR
IND
1120.1%
21
M. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN
IND
1120.1%
22
V. RAMU
IND
940.1%
23
D. SHANMUGAM
IND
830.1%
24
S. KUMARASAMY
IND
820.1%
25
R. KONAIYAN
IND
820.1%
26
S. RAJENDRAN
IND
810.1%
27
MOHAMED ALI
IND
550.0%
28
P.S. MOHAMED SHERIF
IND
520.0%
29
R. RAJASEKAR
IND
490.0%
30
S. SAMANNA
IND
460.0%
31
A. IRUDAYARAJ
IND
410.0%

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 (55th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
36.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.5% · max 36.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
55th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
2nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 61.0%ADMK 24.6%CPM 8.2%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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