Back to 1980 map
Tamil Nadu · PC 18 · 1980
Nilgiris
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
PRABHU R.
INC(I)· Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha
INC(I) 57.2%JNP 39.3%5 others 3.6%
Votes
2,73,614
57.2% share
Winning margin
85,743
17.9% of votes
Total votes cast
4,78,505
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABHU R. |  INC(I)Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha | 2,73,614 | 57.2% |
| 2 | THIPPIAH T.T.S. | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,87,871 | 39.3% |
| 3 | VENKATACHALAM G.S. | JNP(S) | 8,827 | 1.8% |
| 4 | RAJU K.P. | IND | 2,846 | 0.6% |
| 5 | SELAVARAJ J. | IND | 2,461 | 0.5% |
| 6 | BOJARAJAN M. | IND | 1,970 | 0.4% |
| 7 | ADOLFAS MAYSON | IND | 916 | 0.2% |
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 (20th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 3.3% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
20th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
4th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 57.2%JNP 39.3%OTH 3.5%
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?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom and Powerloom products🏺Readymade Fabric🏷️TurmericGI
🛕
🛕
🛕
🛕
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.