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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2019 by-elections

Perambur

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Winner — 2019 by-elections

R.D.SHEKAR
DMK
DMK 57.1%ADMK 20.6%38 others 22.3%
Votes
1,06,394
57.1% share
Winning margin
68,023
36.5% of votes
Total candidates
40

Perambur is a safe seat — R.D.SHEKAR won by 36.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

40 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.D.SHEKAR
DMK
1,06,39457.1%
2
R.S.RAAJESH
ADMK
38,37120.6%
3
U.PRIYADARSINI
MNM
20,50811.0%
4
S. MERLIN SUGANTHI
NTK
8,6114.6%
5
P.VETRIIVEL
IND
6,2813.4%
6
S.OBATH
IND
1,2350.7%
7
M.UDHAYAKUMAR
IND
7390.4%
8
HARSHITH
IND
4910.3%
9
S.SATHISHKUMAR
IND
3540.2%
10
K. KULASEKARAN (A) PUTHUVANNAI K.BABU
IND
3100.2%
11
S.SELVAKUMAR
IMK
2930.2%
12
AGNI SRIRAMACHANDRAN. N
IND
2120.1%
13
J.PREMANAND
IND
1690.1%
14
S.KUMAR
IND
1610.1%
15
G.VETRIVEL
IND
1560.1%
16
A.DHANASEKAR
IND
1270.1%
17
K.RAJESH
IND
1260.1%
18
S.DEVI DASAN @ VELU
PPOI
1220.1%
19
C.VIVEK
IND
1220.1%
20
R.RANJINI
IND
1220.1%
21
M.VASANTHAKUMAR
IND
1200.1%
22
A.RAJI
IND
1070.1%
23
J.MOHANRAJ
JJ
1060.1%
24
M.KADHIRAVAN
IND
970.1%
25
G.KARTHICK
IND
940.1%
26
P.RAJA
IND
920.1%
27
P.VETRIVEL
IND
910.1%
28
S.RAJESH
IND
890.1%
29
S.VINAYAGAMOORTHY
IND
850.1%
30
E.D.PRITHIVIRAJAN
IND
780.0%
31
S.PRASAD
IND
770.0%
32
M.MEENA
IND
710.0%
33
G.BOTHIRAJAN
IND
620.0%
34
C.MOHAN
IND
590.0%
35
S.MANOHAR
IND
530.0%
36
A.ELAVARASAN
IND
520.0%
37
Y.ARUNKUMAR
IND
500.0%
38
S.RAJESHKUMAR
IND
450.0%
39
G.VINOTH KUMAR
IND
420.0%
40
S.JAYARAJ
IND
340.0%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
36.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.3% · max 48.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
56th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
182nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
21 seats · 11 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.1%ADMK 20.6%MNM 11.0%OTH 11.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
St. Theresa Church, Perambur

St. Theresa Church, Perambur

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