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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2016
Perambur
Winner — 2016
P VETRIVEL
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 42.4%DMK 42.1%32 others 15.5%
Votes
79,974
42.4% share
Winning margin
519
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
33
Turnout
65.0%
of 2,90,522
Perambur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 519 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 33 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
34 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P VETRIVEL | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 79,974 | 42.4% |
| 2 | N R DHANAPALAN | 79,455 | 42.1% | |
| 3 | A SOUNDARA RAJAN | 10,281 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | PRAKASH R | BJP | 4,582 | 2.4% |
| 5 | M.VENKATESH PERUMAL | 3,685 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | S VETRI THAMIZHAN | 3,236 | 1.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,167 | 1.7% |
| 8 | S SURESH | YSP | 387 | 0.2% |
| 9 | N RAJ | 363 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | J PRAVEEN KUMAR | IND | 319 | 0.2% |
| 11 | R SARAVANA PERUMAL | IND | 304 | 0.2% |
| 12 | P SARAVANAN | IND | 249 | 0.1% |
| 13 | D SUNDARA RAMAN | IND | 248 | 0.1% |
| 14 | S VENGADESAN | 230 | 0.1% | |
| 15 | L SUSITHRA | IND | 215 | 0.1% |
| 16 | G KOTHANDAN | IND | 212 | 0.1% |
| 17 | R KARTHIKEYAN | IND | 163 | 0.1% |
| 18 | G.R.MOHAMMED YOUSUFF | IND | 161 | 0.1% |
| 19 | S MOHAN | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 20 | N VIJI | IND | 158 | 0.1% |
| 21 | A SIVARAJALINGAM | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 22 | P RAJA | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 23 | A MANIVANNAN | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 24 | K. KAMARAJ | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 25 | M MAHENDRAN | MKAT | 100 | 0.1% |
| 26 | V SUBRAMANI | IND | 83 | 0.0% |
| 27 | S JAYARAJ | IND | 80 | 0.0% |
| 28 | B KUMARAN | IND | 75 | 0.0% |
| 29 | K.MALLIKA | AIWUP | 72 | 0.0% |
| 30 | S PARTHIBAN | IND | 64 | 0.0% |
| 31 | S NARENDRA KUMAR | IND | 55 | 0.0% |
| 32 | K VASANTHA KUMARI | 54 | 0.0% | |
| 33 | R MANIKANDAN | IND | 51 | 0.0% |
| 34 | P NARAYANASAMI | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.3% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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56th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
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234th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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182nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 42.4%DMK 42.1%CPM 5.5%OTH 8.3%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/33
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
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?
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