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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 129 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Palani
Winner — 2006
ANBALAKAN.M
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 47.5%ADMK 38.4%8 others 14.1%
Votes
57,181
47.5% share
Winning margin
10,909
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
74.8%
of 1,60,854
A clear win with a 9.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANBALAKAN.M | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 57,181 | 47.5% |
| 2 | PREMA.S | 46,272 | 38.4% | |
| 3 | SUNDARAM P.K | 11,369 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | CHINNAPPAN @ RAJENDRAN | 1,651 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | PERIASAMY. S | IND | 1,580 | 1.3% |
| 6 | VIJAYAKUMAR. S | 849 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | SAMYKANNU.P | IND | 478 | 0.4% |
| 8 | THUNDAIYAN.K | IND | 418 | 0.3% |
| 9 | KUMAR.K | IND | 319 | 0.3% |
| 10 | KUPPUSAMY.M | IND | 269 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (53rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 1.0% · max 59.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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53rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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161st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.5%ADMK 38.4%DMDK 9.4%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Pith Blocks🏷️Dindigul LocksGI🏺Garlic
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.