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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1977
Veerapandi
Winner — 1977
P. VENGA GOUNDER
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 44.9%DMK 25.5%3 others 29.6%
Votes
31,920
44.9% share
Winning margin
13,776
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.3%
of 1,17,964
Veerapandi is a safe seat — P. VENGA GOUNDER won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. VENGA GOUNDER |  ADKAIADMK | 31,920 | 44.9% |
| 2 | M. MUTHUSWAMY | DMK | 18,144 | 25.5% |
| 3 | T.V. THIRUMALAI | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 10,777 | 15.2% |
| 4 | P.C. KOLANDAVELU | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 9,898 | 13.9% |
| 5 | R. VIRUPPANNAN | IND | 401 | 0.6% |
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 (27th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 0.8% · max 48.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
27th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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142nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 44.9%DMK 25.5%INC 15.2%JNP 13.9%OTH 0.6%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.