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Tamil Nadu · PC 19 · 1999
Gobichettipalayam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Kaliappan, K.K.
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 47.8%DMK 43.0%9 others 9.2%
Votes
2,99,184
47.8% share
Winning margin
30,012
4.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,26,188
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaliappan, K.K. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2,99,184 | 47.8% |
| 2 | Arjun, K.G.S. | NDA | 2,69,172 | 43.0% |
| 3 | Kuppuswamy, C.K. | TMC(M) | 48,304 | 7.7% |
| 4 | Manikandan, Era. | TDK | 3,224 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Ramamoorthy, S.A. | IND | 2,506 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Palanisamy | IND | 1,069 | 0.2% |
| 7 | Chinna Ponnu Vathiyar, V.M. | IND | 796 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Elango, K.T. | IND | 566 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Arumugham, K.K. | IND | 472 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Mathal, (Tmt) | IND | 457 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Sheik Dawood, A.M. | IND | 438 | 0.1% |
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 (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.2% · min 3.3% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
18th of 39How crowded is the field?
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3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 39How much NOTA?
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1.3%
lowerhigher
13th of 39How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 47.8%DMK 43.0%TMC(M) 7.7%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,35,394
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
1042 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,565 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population4.5%
Figures are for The Nilgiris, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Christian 11.5%Muslim 10.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.0%
Electricity90.6%
Sanitation51.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel81.5%
Health insurance74.5%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Nilgiri Tea (Orthodox)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.