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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 131 · 1996
Periyakulam
Winner — 1996
MOOKAIAH, L.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 46.7%ADMK 27.6%26 others 25.7%
Votes
53,427
46.8% share
Winning margin
21,907
19.2% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
64.4%
of 1,77,436
Periyakulam is a safe seat — MOOKAIAH, L. won by 19.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
28 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOOKAIAH, L. | DMK-led | 53,427 | 46.8% |
| 2 | KADER MOHIDEEN, K.M. | 31,520 | 27.6% | |
| 3 | RAJANGAM, O. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 11,076 | 9.7% |
| 4 | MUTHUMANICKAM, P. | IND | 9,988 | 8.7% |
| 5 | SHARUZ AMEED, A. | AIIC(T) | 3,645 | 3.2% |
| 6 | SETHUMANICKAM, V.A. | BJP | 2,379 | 2.1% |
| 7 | SHANMUGAM, R.P. | IND | 441 | 0.4% |
| 8 | CHITHAMBARAM, K. | IND | 267 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MURUGAN, S.K. | IND | 258 | 0.2% |
| 10 | MUTHUKRISHNAN, R. | IND | 221 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SUBRAMANI, K.R. | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KRISHNAN, M.U. | JP | 145 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAJAGOPAL, A. | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 14 | JAMAL MOHAMED, M. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 15 | DEIVENDRAN, C. | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 16 | DURAI, K.P. | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 17 | AZAATH, M.M. | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 18 | THANGIAH, P. | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SHEIK OLI, S. | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 20 | SYED ISMAIL, S. | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 21 | BUNTY THOMAS, M. | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 22 | ABDUL MUTHALIF, U. | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 23 | ELAMURUGAN, K. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 24 | KALIMUTHU, D. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 25 | GOVINDAN, R.T. | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| 26 | BARKUDEEN, M. | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| 27 | ABTHAAHIR, M. | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 28 | AGIS, A. | IND | 25 | 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
safe19.2%
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
DMK 46.8%ADMK 27.6%MDMK 9.7%IND 8.7%OTH 7.2%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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