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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Perambur
Winner — 1996
CHENGAISIVAM
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 67.3%ADMK 24.0%6 others 8.7%
Votes
90,683
67.3% share
Winning margin
58,351
43.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.3%
of 2,27,398
Perambur is a safe seat — CHENGAISIVAM won by 43.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHENGAISIVAM | DMK-led | 90,683 | 67.3% |
| 2 | NEELAKANDAN,V. | 32,332 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | SARALA,R. | DMK-led | 9,008 | 6.7% |
| 4 | NAGESWARA RAO,G. | BJP | 1,910 | 1.4% |
| 5 | RAMARAO,K. | IND | 355 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SUNDARAMURTHY,V. | RPI(S) | 208 | 0.1% |
| 7 | SARAVANAN,L. | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 8 | ANANDAJOTHI,R. | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
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 (162nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 1.5% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
162nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
45th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 67.3%ADMK 24.0%CPM 6.7%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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