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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1989Reserved (SC)
Perambur
Winner — 1989
CHENGAI SIVAM ALIAS SAJAISVAM J.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 53.9%INC 21.1%13 others 25.1%
Votes
65,681
53.9% share
Winning margin
39,990
32.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
66.2%
of 1,84,148
Perambur is a safe seat — CHENGAI SIVAM ALIAS SAJAISVAM J. won by 32.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHENGAI SIVAM ALIAS SAJAISVAM J. | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 65,681 | 53.9% |
| 2 | VISWANATHAN, P. | INC | 25,691 | 21.1% |
| 3 | MAHENATHAN, V. | IND | 15,747 | 12.9% |
| 4 | PANCHALAIM M. | ADK(JL) | 7,908 | 6.5% |
| 5 | THIRUMALAI, S. | IND | 4,238 | 3.5% |
| 6 | GANESEKARAN, R. | IND | 1,037 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PRABANANDHAM, B. | IND | 351 | 0.3% |
| 8 | PALANIAPPAN, S. | IND | 241 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SREERAMULU, M. | IND | 229 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAMADOSS, P. | IND | 223 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MEGANATHAN, S. | IND | 197 | 0.2% |
| 12 | VIJAYAKUMAR, C. | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 13 | GOPAL, V. | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KALAVEL, G. | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAMAKRISHNAN, B. | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (162nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.8%
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%
lowerhigher
45th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 53.9%INC 21.1%IND 12.9%ADK(JL) 6.5%OTH 5.7%
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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