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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1971Reserved (SC)

Perur

Winner — 1971

N. MARUDACHALAM
CPI· DMK-led
CPI 57.7%NCO 31.3%1 others 11.0%
Votes
39,270
57.7% share
Winning margin
17,963
26.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
62.1%
of 1,09,573

Perur is a safe seat — N. MARUDACHALAM won by 26.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N. MARUDACHALAM
Left
39,27057.7%
2
K. P. PALANISAMI
21,30731.3%
3
K. KARAMADAI
Left
7,50311.0%

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

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.

High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.0% · max 38.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
8th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
8th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 57.7%NCO 31.3%CPM 11.0%

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?

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