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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2001
Morappur
Winner — 2001
PALANIAPPAN. P
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 56.3%DMK 35.2%6 others 8.5%
Votes
62,266
56.3% share
Winning margin
23,316
21.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.1%
of 1,80,856
Morappur is a safe seat — PALANIAPPAN. P won by 21.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALANIAPPAN. P | Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF) | 62,266 | 56.3% |
| 2 | RAJASEKARAN E.V. | 38,950 | 35.2% | |
| 3 | SELVAKUMAR. M | TDK | 3,355 | 3.0% |
| 4 | MATHIAZHAGAN. P | 2,709 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | VASANTHA .G | IND | 1,402 | 1.3% |
| 6 | CHINNARAJU. R | IND | 1,167 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SATHIAVANI. M | IND | 450 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KAMALASEKAR. P | IND | 278 | 0.3% |
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 (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.3% · max 33.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
92nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
148th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 56.3%DMK 35.2%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%
What's nearby?
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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.