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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1984Reserved (SC)
Perambur
Winner — 1984
PARITHI ELAMYAZHUTHI
DMK· DMK
DMK 53.0%ADK 45.9%5 others 1.1%
Votes
53,325
53.0% share
Winning margin
7,204
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.8%
of 1,65,376
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARITHI ELAMYAZHUTHI | DMK | 53,325 | 53.0% |
| 2 | SATHIAVANIMUTHU |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 46,121 | 45.9% |
| 3 | SANKARALINGAM | IND | 521 | 0.5% |
| 4 | V. MALAICHAMY | IND | 199 | 0.2% |
| 5 | K. ANANDARAJ | IND | 199 | 0.2% |
| 6 | S. MUNUSAMY | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 7 | RANGAN | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
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 (162nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 1.5% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
162nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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45th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 53.0%ADK 45.9%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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