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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 226 · 2011

Palayamcottai

Winner — 2011

T.P.M.MOHIDEEN KHAN
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 42.8%CPM 42.3%10 others 14.9%
Votes
58,049
42.8% share
Winning margin
605
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
68.6%
of 1,97,857

Palayamcottai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 605 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T.P.M.MOHIDEEN KHAN
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
58,04942.8%
2
V.PALANI
57,44442.3%
3
K.S.SAHUL HAMEED
IND
7,0325.2%
4
S.KARTHICK NARAYANAN
6,9395.1%
5
A.HYDER ALI
IND
2,6241.9%
6
S.VELAYUTHAM
IND
1,0000.7%
7
P.STEPHEN
9830.7%
8
MOHAMED PASULUL ILAKI
IND
5250.4%
9
A.SHEIK HAYAT
IND
4230.3%
10
K.BALA MURUGAN
IND
3630.3%
11
S.GAJENDRA RAJ
IND
1950.1%
12
S.A ABDUL KADAR
IND
1930.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
234th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
69th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.8%CPM 42.3%IND 5.2%BJP 5.1%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments

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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