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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1971

Attur

Winner — 1971

V. PALANIVEL GOUNDER
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 52.8%NCO 47.2%
Votes
39,828
52.8% share
Winning margin
4,211
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
69.7%
of 1,08,265

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. PALANIVEL GOUNDER
39,82852.8%
2
C. PALANIMUTHU
35,61747.2%

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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.2% · max 58.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
21st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
212th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.8%NCO 47.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products

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