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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1989

Edapadi

Winner — 1989

PALANISWAMI. K.
ADK(JL)
ADK(JL) 33.1%DMK 31.6%6 others 35.3%
Votes
30,765
33.1% share
Winning margin
1,364
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
52.0%
of 1,78,702

Edapadi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,364 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PALANISWAMI. K.
ADK(JL)
30,76533.1%
2
PALANISAMY, L.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
29,40131.6%
3
GOVINDASAMI, S.
INC
16,28917.5%
4
GANESAN, I.
ADK(JR)
15,18116.3%
5
PALANISAMY, K.
IND
6490.7%
6
KOLANDAI POOSARI, L.
IND
2490.3%
7
PANDIYAN, V.
IND
2390.3%
8
THANGAVEL, K.
IND
2200.2%

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 (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.1% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
25th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
60th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK(JL) 33.1%DMK 31.6%INC 17.5%ADK(JR) 16.3%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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