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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 129 · 2021

Athoor

Winner — 2021

PERIYASAMY I
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 72.1%PMK 13.2%19 others 14.7%
Votes
1,65,809
72.1% share
Winning margin
1,35,571
59.0% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
78.0%
of 2,94,946

Athoor is a safe seat — PERIYASAMY I won by 59.0%.

Seat history

3 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PERIYASAMY I
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
1,65,80972.1%
2
THILAGABAMA M
30,23813.2%
3
SIMON JUSTIN A
17,1687.5%
4
SIVASAKTHIVEL P
MNM
3,2411.4%
5
SELVAKUMAR P
3,0171.3%
6
SAVADAMUTHU A
IND
1,7220.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,5640.7%
8
PALRAJ R
IND
1,3570.6%
9
MUTHULAKSHMI R
APTADMK
1,1800.5%
10
SILAMBARASAN M
PT
8800.4%
11
KARTHIGAISELVAN K
7490.3%
12
SANKAR D
IND
7000.3%
13
ANBU AS
IND
5350.2%
14
SILAMBARASAN P
IND
4860.2%
15
THILAGAVATHY S
IND
3490.1%
16
KARTHI M
IND
3220.1%
17
BALAMURUGAN A
IND
1900.1%
18
VEERAMALAI S
IND
1330.1%
19
MURUGANANTHAM C
IND
1250.1%
20
JEYASEKARAN R
MIDP
880.0%
21
RAGUPATHI P
AMPK
870.0%

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

Average turnout (53rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
59.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 1.0% · max 59.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
53rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
161st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 72.1%PMK 13.2%NTK 7.5%OTH 6.6%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Pith Blocks🏷️Dindigul LocksGI🏺Garlic

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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