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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1977
Palladam
Winner — 1977
P.G. KITTU
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 33.1%INC 24.6%3 others 42.3%
Votes
27,172
33.1% share
Winning margin
6,997
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.3%
of 1,25,740
A clear win with a 8.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.G. KITTU |  ADKAIADMK | 27,172 | 33.1% |
| 2 | K.N. KUMARASAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 20,175 | 24.6% |
| 3 | R. KRISHNASAMY GOUNDER | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 19,379 | 23.6% |
| 4 | R.C. KANDASAMY | DMK | 14,658 | 17.9% |
| 5 | C. CHINNIA GONUDER | IND | 684 | 0.8% |
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
safe8.5%
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
ADK 33.1%INC 24.6%JNP 23.6%DMK 17.9%OTH 0.8%
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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