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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 177 · 2016
Peravurani
Winner — 2016
GOVINDARASU M
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 45.7%DMK 45.0%8 others 9.3%
Votes
73,908
45.6% share
Winning margin
995
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
78.8%
of 2,05,368
Peravurani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 995 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOVINDARASU M | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 73,908 | 45.6% |
| 2 | ASHOK KUMAR N | 72,913 | 45.0% | |
| 3 | THAMAYANTHI T | 5,816 | 3.6% | |
| 4 | ELANGO R | BJP | 4,612 | 2.9% |
| 5 | BALADHANDAYUTHAM K | 1,602 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,294 | 0.8% |
| 7 | GURUMURTHY M | TMMK | 540 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ANBIN SELVAM S | IND | 457 | 0.3% |
| 9 | THIYAGARAJAN P | 421 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | BALU AV | IND | 334 | 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 (180th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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180th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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117th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 45.6%DMK 45.0%OTH 8.5%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.