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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1971
Palladam
Winner — 1971
K. N. KUMARASAMY
PSP· Grand Alliance
PSP 57.6%NCO 34.8%1 others 7.7%
Votes
34,876
57.6% share
Winning margin
13,806
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.7%
of 99,853
Palladam is a safe seat — K. N. KUMARASAMY won by 22.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. N. KUMARASAMY | Grand Alliance | 34,876 | 57.6% |
| 2 | R. SENGALIAPPAN | 21,070 | 34.8% | |
| 3 | ARANGARAMURTHI | Left | 4,637 | 7.7% |
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 (39th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 3.3% · max 39.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
39th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
68th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 57.6%NCO 34.8%CPM 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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