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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 107 · 1980
Perur
Winner — 1980
KOVAITHAMBI
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 48.0%DMK 47.5%1 others 4.4%
Votes
47,308
48.0% share
Winning margin
485
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
65.8%
of 1,49,766
Perur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 485 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOVAITHAMBI |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 47,308 | 48.0% |
| 2 | NATARASAN, A. | DMK | 46,823 | 47.5% |
| 3 | PALANISAMI, E. M. | JNP(JP) | 4,355 | 4.4% |
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 (55th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.5% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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55th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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2nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 48.0%DMK 47.5%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%
What's nearby?
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