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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 14 · 2001

Saidapet

Winner — 2001

PERUMAL.V
DMK· NDA (NDA)
DMK 48.1%PMK 45.1%9 others 6.8%
Votes
62,118
48.1% share
Winning margin
3,881
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
46.2%
of 2,79,266

A closely fought contest. PERUMAL.V won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PERUMAL.V
NDA (NDA)
62,11848.1%
2
BASKARAN.C.R
58,23745.1%
3
SUBRAMANI.P
5,9964.7%
4
STEPHEN DENIS.M
IND
6910.5%
5
GUNASEKARAN.M.L
MNK(PLP)
5810.5%
6
ELANGO.M
IND
5160.4%
7
VISWANATHAN.S
IND
3270.3%
8
PALANIVELU .V.K
IND
2350.2%
9
GOVINDSAMY.D
IND
1660.1%
10
PACHIAPPAN.V ALIAS EAGAI K.V. RAMKUMAR
IND
1120.1%
11
PARAMASIVAM.C
IND
970.1%

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 (123rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
123rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
56th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 48.1%PMK 45.1%OTH 6.8%

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?

2 locations
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.

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