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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2001

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Winner — 2001

HUSSAIN.S.A.M.
DMK· NDA (NDA)
DMK 49.8%INC 44.6%13 others 5.7%
Votes
34,943
49.8% share
Winning margin
3,676
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
43.1%
of 1,62,839

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HUSSAIN.S.A.M.
DMK
NDA (NDA)
34,94349.8%
2
RAJAKUMAR.S
INC
31,26744.5%
3
VIJAYA DHAYANBAN
MDMK
2,0342.9%
4
KRISHNAPARAYANAR.MU
IND
4050.6%
5
SREERAM.G
IND
3560.5%
6
RANGANATHAN.V
IND
2110.3%
7
VENKATESH.G.R.
IND
1850.3%
8
NOOR MOHAMED.A
SP
1560.2%
9
DHARMALINGAM.N.M
TYMK
1410.2%
10
MARAGATHA VALLI.G
IND
1310.2%
11
SIVAGNANASAMBANDAN.T
RJD
960.1%
12
GOPINATH.R
IND
870.1%
13
SURESH .V
IND
690.1%
14
PANNEER SELVAM.S
IND
530.1%
15
MOHAN.D
IND
450.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.3% · max 48.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
56th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
182nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.8%INC 44.5%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
St. Theresa Church, Perambur

St. Theresa Church, Perambur

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