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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 129 · 2011

Athoor

Winner — 2011

PERIYASAMY.I
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 59.6%DMDK 31.1%11 others 9.3%
Votes
1,12,751
59.6% share
Winning margin
53,932
28.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
83.4%
of 2,26,859

Athoor is a safe seat — PERIYASAMY.I won by 28.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PERIYASAMY.I
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
1,12,75159.6%
2
BALASUBRAMANI.S
58,81931.1%
3
BALASUBRAMANI. S
IND
6,6853.5%
4
RAJA.T
IND
3,2071.7%
5
BHARANIDHARAN.J.
2,2331.2%
6
RAMAMOORTHY.K
IND
1,3840.7%
7
RAJA. B
1,1910.6%
8
ILANCHELIAN.M.
IJK
7990.4%
9
PALANISAMY.K
IND
5910.3%
10
MURUGANANTHAM.M
IND
5810.3%
11
ALAGUPANDIAN.R
IND
5010.3%
12
PRABHAHAR.C
IND
3080.2%
13
SANKAR.J.L.
IND
1950.1%

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
safe
28.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 1.0% · max 59.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
53rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
161st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.6%DMDK 31.1%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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