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Tamil Nadu · PC 21 · 1971
Gobichettipalayam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
P. A. SAMINATHAN
DMK 58.0%NCO 42.0%
Votes
2,19,662
58.0% share
Winning margin
60,492
16.0% of votes
Total votes cast
3,78,832
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 (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.6% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
22nd of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
11th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 58.0%NCO 42.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.