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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 103 · 2016

Perundurai

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Winner — 2016

VENKATACHALAM.N.D
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 44.1%DMK 37.0%20 others 18.9%
Votes
80,292
44.0% share
Winning margin
12,771
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
85.6%
of 2,12,885

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENKATACHALAM.N.D
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
80,29244.0%
2
SAMY.K.P (A) MOHANASUNDARAM.P
DMK
67,52137.0%
3
BALU.K.K.C
KMDK
14,5458.0%
4
SHANMUGAM.V.P
TMC(M)
6,3043.5%
5
CHANDRASEKARAN.A
BJP
BJP
2,6251.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,9911.1%
7
KUMARESAN.P
PMK
1,4980.8%
8
LOGANATHAN
NTK
1,4690.8%
9
SEKAR.K
BSP
1,3060.7%
10
ANTONY THOMAS
IND
7910.4%
11
ASHOKKUMAR R.D
UMK
6270.3%
12
SENTHAMIZHAN.M
WPOI
5470.3%
13
PRABHAKARAN.D
IND
4970.3%
14
DEVARAJ.K
IND
4770.3%
15
DHAKSHINAMURTHI.K.S
IND
4250.2%
16
KUPPAN (A) KUPPUSAMY.C
IND
3630.2%
17
NANDHAKUMAR.C.K
GMI
2270.1%
18
TAMILARASU
IND
2010.1%
19
CHANDRASEKARAN P
IND
1670.1%
20
MAHENDRAN A
IND
1630.1%
21
SUBIRAMANI.K
IDMMK
1380.1%
22
TAMILSELVAM.V.S.K
IND
890.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 3.3% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
3rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
109th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 44.0%DMK 37.0%KMDK 8.0%OTH 9.8%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom and Powerloom products🏺Readymade Fabric🏷️TurmericGI
Sukreeswarar temple

Sukreeswarar temple

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Jain Temple

Jain Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain Temple

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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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