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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 92 · 1977
Attur
Winner — 1977
C. PALANIMUTHU
INC· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
INC 29.8%ADK 29.3%2 others 40.9%
Votes
19,040
29.8% share
Winning margin
347
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.1%
of 1,10,029
Attur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 347 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. PALANIMUTHU | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 19,040 | 29.8% |
| 2 | P. KANDASAMY |  ADKAIADMK | 18,693 | 29.3% |
| 3 | A.S. CHINNASWAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 16,860 | 26.4% |
| 4 | D. PERUMAL | DMK | 9,306 | 14.6% |
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 (19th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.5% · max 38.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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19th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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96th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.8%ADK 29.3%JNP 26.4%DMK 14.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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