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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1996
Palladam
Winner — 1996
PONMUDI, S.S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 55.6%ADMK 31.1%23 others 13.2%
Votes
73,901
55.6% share
Winning margin
32,540
24.5% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
66.3%
of 2,00,271
Palladam is a safe seat — PONMUDI, S.S. won by 24.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
25 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PONMUDI, S.S. | DMK-led | 73,901 | 55.6% |
| 2 | DURAIMURUGAN, K.S. | 41,361 | 31.1% | |
| 3 | PALANISAMY, A.KU. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 11,707 | 8.8% |
| 4 | RANGASAMY NAIDU, G. | BJP | 2,796 | 2.1% |
| 5 | SUBBIYAN, R.S. | IND | 297 | 0.2% |
| 6 | KARUPPUSAMY, M. | IND | 255 | 0.2% |
| 7 | MARAPPAN, P. | IND | 254 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SIVASAMY, K. | IND | 247 | 0.2% |
| 9 | VELLIYANGIRI, P. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 223 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SHANMUGAM, R. | IND | 220 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MANOHARAN, V. | ATMK | 217 | 0.2% |
| 12 | THAMBIRAJ, A. | IND | 187 | 0.1% |
| 13 | AJISE, M. | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KANDHASAMY, M. | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 15 | AMIRUN, B. | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 16 | KUMARASAMY, C. | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 17 | CHANDRAKUMAR, C. | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| 18 | CHINNAPPA GOUNDER, S. | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| 19 | PALANISAMY, N. | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 20 | AYYASAMY, R. | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 21 | MURUGANTHAN, A. | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 22 | MUTHUSAMY, R.K. | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 23 | JAYAPRAKASH, P.S. | IND | 57 | 0.0% |
| 24 | NARAYANAN, N. | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 25 | PARAMASIVAM, K. | IND | 26 | 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
safe24.5%
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
DMK 55.6%ADMK 31.1%MDMK 8.8%OTH 4.4%
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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