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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 226 · 2021

Palayamcottai

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Winner — 2021

ABDUL WAHAB .M
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 55.3%ADMK 23.0%9 others 21.7%
Votes
89,117
55.3% share
Winning margin
52,141
32.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
57.8%
of 2,78,897

Palayamcottai is a safe seat — ABDUL WAHAB .M won by 32.4%.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUL WAHAB .M
DMK
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
89,11755.3%
2
GERALD .G
ADMK
36,97622.9%
3
MOHAMED MUBARAK .V.M.S.
SDPI
12,2417.6%
4
FATHIMA .A
NTK
11,6657.2%
5
PREMNATH. D
MNM
8,1075.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,6471.0%
7
SADAGOPAN .K
IND
3950.3%
8
RAJA .S
VTVTK
2980.2%
9
VEERASUBRAMANIYAN .S
AJPK
2310.1%
10
JOHN SAMUVEL JESUPATHAM .D
IND
2120.1%
11
LEO INFANT RAJ .M
IND
2020.1%

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

Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
32.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
234th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
69th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.3%ADMK 22.9%SDPI 7.6%NTK 7.2%MNM 5.0%OTH 0.8%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Clarinda Church, Palayamkottai

Clarinda Church, Palayamkottai

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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