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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 115 · 2001
Palladam
Winner — 2001
VELUSAMY.S.M
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 55.9%DMK 33.9%6 others 10.2%
Votes
82,592
55.9% share
Winning margin
32,474
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.2%
of 2,45,455
Palladam is a safe seat — VELUSAMY.S.M won by 22.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VELUSAMY.S.M | Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF) | 82,592 | 55.9% |
| 2 | PONMUDI.S.S | 50,118 | 33.9% | |
| 3 | PONNUSAMY.C | 10,410 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | MUTHULINGAM.S.P | 1,514 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | VELUSAMY.P | IND | 1,514 | 1.0% |
| 6 | PALANIAPPAN.K.M | IND | 728 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SHANMUGA SUNDARAM.K.M | IND | 523 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MUTHUSAMY.R.K | IND | 465 | 0.3% |
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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
safe22.0%
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
ADMK 55.9%DMK 33.9%MDMK 7.0%OTH 3.2%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.