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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1996
Erode
Winner — 1996
N.K.K. PERIASAMY
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 59.9%ADMK 32.5%45 others 7.6%
Votes
1,04,726
59.9% share
Winning margin
47,837
27.4% of votes
Total candidates
47
Turnout
61.8%
of 2,83,064
Erode is a safe seat — N.K.K. PERIASAMY won by 27.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
47 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.K.K. PERIASAMY | DMK-led | 1,04,726 | 59.9% |
| 2 | S. MUTHUSAMY | 56,889 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | A. GENASHAMURTHY | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 7,047 | 4.0% |
| 4 | C. RAVI | BJP | 1,433 | 0.8% |
| 5 | V.K. JAMBU | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 1,359 | 0.8% |
| 6 | M. DEVAKUMAR | IND | 297 | 0.2% |
| 7 | E.J. NARAYANARAM SINGH | IND | 247 | 0.1% |
| 8 | THIRUVENKATACHALA MUDALIAR | IND | 233 | 0.1% |
| 9 | K. MURUGESAN | IND | 201 | 0.1% |
| 10 | K.N. SELVARAJ | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 11 | G. NATARAJ | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 12 | V.P. SENTHILKUMAR | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 13 | C.N. RAMANATHAN | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 14 | K. APPA @ SHANMUGAM | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 15 | P. NATARAJAN | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 16 | S.S. PRABAKARAN | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 17 | A. GURUSAMY | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 18 | A. BALASUBRAMANIAM | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 19 | R.G. SAMY | IND | 73 | 0.0% |
| 20 | A.D. SATISH KUMAR | IND | 71 | 0.0% |
| 21 | R. SHANMUGASUNDARAM | IND | 68 | 0.0% |
| 22 | P. ELANGO | IND | 66 | 0.0% |
| 23 | G.M. MANGALRAJ | IND | 65 | 0.0% |
| 24 | P. AASAITHAMBI | IND | 64 | 0.0% |
| 25 | V. THANGARAJ | IND | 62 | 0.0% |
| 26 | A. THIYAGI KANDASAMY | IND | 60 | 0.0% |
| 27 | A. THIRUMALAISAMY | IND | 60 | 0.0% |
| 28 | R.K. SANTHILKUMAR | IND | 60 | 0.0% |
| 29 | S.V. KRISHNASAMY | IND | 57 | 0.0% |
| 30 | K. MARIMUTHU | IND | 56 | 0.0% |
| 31 | K. KASTHURIBAI @ KASTHURI | IND | 54 | 0.0% |
| 32 | M.S. SUNDARAMURTHY | IND | 51 | 0.0% |
| 33 | PALANIAPPAN | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 34 | E.N.SAMPATH | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
| 35 | V. KRISHNS PRASAD | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
| 36 | SELVAN RANGANATHAN | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 37 | U.K. BALAMURUGAN | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 38 | M. PARAMASIVAM | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 39 | R.PALANISAMY | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 40 | N.V. MARIMUTHU | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
| 41 | V. SIVAGNANAM | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 42 | A. DHARMALINGAM | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| 43 | P. THANGAVELU | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 44 | K. MUNUSAMY | KMK | 33 | 0.0% |
| 45 | K. VENKATACHALAPATHY | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 46 | E. SUBRAMANIAM | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 47 | K. AYYADURAI | IND | 32 | 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 (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.1% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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173rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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61st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.9%ADMK 32.5%OTH 7.6%
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?
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