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Tamil Nadu · PC 17 · 1971
Nilgiris
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
J. MATHA GOWDER
DMK 58.3%NCO 41.7%
Votes
2,15,654
58.3% share
Winning margin
61,094
16.5% of votes
Total votes cast
3,70,214
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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.
Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 0.6% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
19th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
12th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 58.3%NCO 41.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%
Figures are for Erode, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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