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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1977
Palacode
Winner — 1977
B.M. KRISHNAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 32.9%JNP 26.5%3 others 40.6%
Votes
21,959
32.9% share
Winning margin
4,258
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.1%
of 1,02,568
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.M. KRISHNAN |  ADKAIADMK | 21,959 | 32.9% |
| 2 | K.T. GOVINDAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 17,701 | 26.5% |
| 3 | B.M. MUNISAMY GOUNDER | DMK | 17,507 | 26.2% |
| 4 | M.D. NARAYANASWAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 8,266 | 12.4% |
| 5 | K.M. SAMINATHAN | IND | 1,364 | 2.0% |
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 (62nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.3% · max 38.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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62nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
132nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 32.9%JNP 26.5%DMK 26.2%INC 12.4%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.