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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2011

Perambur

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Winner — 2011

SOUNDARARAJAN A
CPM· AIADMK-led Alliance
CPM 52.3%DMK 41.5%18 others 6.2%
Votes
84,668
52.3% share
Winning margin
17,423
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
69.7%
of 2,32,344

A clear win with a 10.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOUNDARARAJAN A
CPM
AIADMK-led Alliance
84,66852.3%
2
N.R.DHANAPALAN
DMK
67,24541.5%
3
R.RAVINDRAKUMAR
BJP
2,7581.7%
4
VIJAYAKUMAR K
JMM
9610.6%
5
PALANI.S
BSP
9120.6%
6
GOPI ANAND C
IND
8610.5%
7
JESU I
IJK
7530.5%
8
BALAKRISHNAN S
IND
6990.4%
9
BALAKRISHNAN A
IND
6620.4%
10
SANTHANAM G
IND
4560.3%
11
MURALIDHARAN B
IND
3390.2%
12
THENKARAI MUTHU R
IND
3170.2%
13
PRABHAKAR S D
MSK
2860.2%
14
RAJA P
IND
2320.1%
15
MARIADASS J
PB
2130.1%
16
KISHOREKUMAR A
IND
1730.1%
17
SUNDER J
IND
1560.1%
18
MURTHY G
IND
1200.1%
19
SIVAKUMAR R
IND
1110.1%
20
SARAVANAN M
IND
1040.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.3% · max 48.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
56th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
182nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 52.3%DMK 41.5%OTH 6.2%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
St. Theresa Church, Perambur

St. Theresa Church, Perambur

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