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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1971
Kariapatti
Winner — 1971
PERUMAL A. R.
FBL
FBL 51.3%NCO 36.1%2 others 12.5%
Votes
31,499
51.3% share
Winning margin
9,324
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.0%
of 94,337
Kariapatti is a safe seat — PERUMAL A. R. won by 15.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERUMAL A. R. |  FBL | 31,499 | 51.3% |
| 2 | MUTHUVEL SERVAL M. | 22,175 | 36.1% | |
| 3 | DAVID RAMASAMY S. | IND | 7,096 | 11.6% |
| 4 | MEYYA THEVAR V. | IND | 590 | 1.0% |
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.
Average turnout (142nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.4% · max 29.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
142nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.75
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
104th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 51.3%NCO 36.1%IND 11.6%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,42,288
Density
458 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,241 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation30.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance51.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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