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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1989

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Winner — 1989

PALANISAMY, T.K.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 45.6%ADK(JL) 31.4%16 others 23.0%
Votes
67,849
45.6% share
Winning margin
21,072
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
66.1%
of 2,25,272

A clear win with a 14.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PALANISAMY, T.K.
DMK
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
67,84945.6%
2
RAMA CHANDRAN, J.
ADK(JL)
46,77731.4%
3
BHARATHI, G.K. J.
INC
INC
19,78213.3%
4
BHOOMINATHAN, K.V.P.
IND
10,8637.3%
5
THANGAL, MATHIALAGAN S.
IND
7860.5%
6
VEERAN, N.
IND
7200.5%
7
THANTHONI, E.
IND
3410.2%
8
ANBHUKANNAN, V.
IND
3070.2%
9
LOGANATHAN, D.
IND
2960.2%
10
VADAMALAI, D.
IND
2130.1%
11
REMAN, P.
IND
2010.1%
12
NAGAVALLI, U.
IND
1710.1%
13
NITHYANANDAM, M
IND
1320.1%
14
BHAKTHAVATCHALAM,
IND
1180.1%
15
THANGAVELU, S.
IND
1030.1%
16
BHASKAR, J.
IND
850.1%
17
DHARMAN, P.
IND
680.1%
18
BHASKARAN, S.E.
IND
540.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.0% · max 41.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
204th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
139th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 45.6%ADK(JL) 31.4%INC 13.3%IND 7.3%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Old Town Wall

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Old Town Wall

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St. Peter's Church, Royapuram

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