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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1971
Theni
Winner — 1971
PALANIVELRAJAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 64.0%NCO 36.0%
Votes
45,785
64.0% share
Winning margin
20,037
28.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
73.0%
of 97,970
Theni is a safe seat — PALANIVELRAJAN won by 28.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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.
Average turnout (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.2% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
78th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
169th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 64.0%NCO 36.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Pith Blocks🏷️Dindigul LocksGI🏺Garlic
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.