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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2001

Kurinjipadi

Winner — 2001

PANNEER SELVAM M.R.K
DMK· NDA (NDA)
DMK 55.8%ADMK 35.4%6 others 8.8%
Votes
65,425
55.8% share
Winning margin
23,863
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.2%
of 1,94,949

Kurinjipadi is a safe seat — PANNEER SELVAM M.R.K won by 20.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PANNEER SELVAM M.R.K
NDA (NDA)
65,42555.8%
2
SIVASUBRAMANIAN K
41,56235.4%
3
RAMALINGAM N
6,4155.5%
4
SUSILA G
IND
1,0070.9%
5
JAWAHAR MOHAN M
9850.8%
6
RAMANATHAN B.S.
IND
8640.7%
7
RAJENDRAN C
IND
5940.5%
8
RAVI G
IND
4310.4%

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 (28th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 31.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
28th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
227th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.8%ADMK 35.4%MDMK 5.5%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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