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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 180 · 1980

Peravurani

Winner — 1980

GOVENDAN, M. R.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 58.6%INC(I) 41.4%
Votes
56,010
58.6% share
Winning margin
16,377
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
83.2%
of 1,15,008

Peravurani is a safe seat — GOVENDAN, M. R. won by 17.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOVENDAN, M. R.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
56,01058.6%
2
PALANIVEL, A.
INC(I)
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
39,63341.4%

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 (154th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.7% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
154th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.45
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
208th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 58.6%INC(I) 41.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,18,345
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,644 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 7.1%Other 4.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.2%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation28.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.0%
Health insurance72.9%

What's nearby?

10 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Jain image and the inscription to the south of it on the summit of the sadayapparai

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Jain image and the inscription to the south of it on the summit of the sadayapparai

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Jain image and the surrounding Temple site locally called Mottai Pillaiyarkoil

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Jain image and the surrounding Temple site locally called Mottai Pillaiyarkoil

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Jain mound, Jain images, other Idols and lion pillars

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Jain mound, Jain images, other Idols and lion pillars

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Kalasakkadu burial site

🏛️MonumentASI

Kalasakkadu burial site

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Prehistoric burial site, Puttambur

🏛️MonumentASI

Prehistoric burial site

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Prehistoric dolmens

🏛️MonumentASI

Prehistoric dolmens

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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