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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1971
Coimbatore West
Winner — 1971
P. GOPAL
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 55.5%SWA 40.4%2 others 4.2%
Votes
34,736
55.5% share
Winning margin
9,450
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,00,262
Coimbatore West is a safe seat — P. GOPAL won by 15.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. GOPAL | 34,736 | 55.5% | |
| 2 | S. S. KRISHNASWAMY | Grand Alliance | 25,286 | 40.4% |
| 3 | S. ARUMUGAM | IND | 2,294 | 3.7% |
| 4 | ANNNIAAH | IND | 305 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (70th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.7% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
70th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
106th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.5%SWA 40.4%OTH 4.2%
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%
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?
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