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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 149 · 1996
Athoor
Winner — 1996
PERIASAMY, I.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 64.1%ADMK 24.9%28 others 11.0%
Votes
82,294
64.1% share
Winning margin
50,292
39.2% of votes
Total candidates
30
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,93,792
Athoor is a safe seat — PERIASAMY, I. won by 39.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
30 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERIASAMY, I. | DMK-led | 82,294 | 64.1% |
| 2 | CHINNAMUTHU, C. | 32,002 | 24.9% | |
| 3 | NAGALAKSHMI, K. | DMK-led | 10,743 | 8.4% |
| 4 | JEYARAMAN, K. | IND | 936 | 0.7% |
| 5 | MURUGAVEL, P. | ATMK | 366 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PALANISWAMY, R. | AIIC(T) | 354 | 0.3% |
| 7 | CHANDRASEKARAN, S. | JP | 268 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ANTONY, S. | IND | 237 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MAYILRAJ, N.A. | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PONNUCHAMY, M. | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SUNDARAM, K. | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PONNAPPAN, K. | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ANBALAGAN, A. | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MASANAN, R. | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PERUMAL, K. | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| 16 | DHANDAPANI, I.P.S. | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAMACHANDRAN, P.C. | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 18 | JUSTIN, A. | IND | 56 | 0.0% |
| 19 | GUNASEKARAN, M. | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 20 | VISWANATHAN, V. | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 21 | VENKATARAMAN, R.S. | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 22 | KANNAN, K.N. | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 23 | MURUGAN, S. | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 24 | RAMASAMY, M. | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 25 | SHANMUGAM, V. | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 26 | KUMARAVEL, K.N. | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 27 | AYYANAR, A. | IND | 26 | 0.0% |
| 28 | RAJA, L.K.B.L. | IND | 22 | 0.0% |
| 29 | JEGANATHAN, S.M.T. | IND | 21 | 0.0% |
| 30 | KAJAMAIDEEN, M.K. | IND | 13 | 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 (69th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.0% · max 39.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
69th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
199th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 64.1%ADMK 24.9%CPM 8.4%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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