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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1996
Palacode
Winner — 1996
VENKATACHALAM. G.L.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 49.7%ADMK 30.5%8 others 19.8%
Votes
56,917
49.7% share
Winning margin
22,073
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.0%
of 1,81,729
Palacode is a safe seat — VENKATACHALAM. G.L. won by 19.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENKATACHALAM. G.L. | DMK-led | 56,917 | 49.7% |
| 2 | GOPAL, C. | 34,844 | 30.4% | |
| 3 | MANNAN, K. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 13,909 | 12.2% |
| 4 | MADHAIYAN, G.V. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 6,307 | 5.5% |
| 5 | MUTHURAJ, P. | BJP | 944 | 0.8% |
| 6 | GOPAL, A. | IND | 491 | 0.4% |
| 7 | MURUGAN, B.M. | IND | 297 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MURUGESAN, K. | IND | 295 | 0.3% |
| 9 | AKKUMARAN, A. | IND | 255 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAMASAMY, R. | IND | 160 | 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 (62nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.3% · max 38.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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62nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
132nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.7%ADMK 30.4%PMK 12.2%MDMK 5.5%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.