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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1971Reserved (SC)

Valparai

Winner — 1971

E. RAMASWAMY
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 65.3%NCO 24.8%3 others 9.8%
Votes
38,779
65.3% share
Winning margin
24,051
40.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.1%
of 95,532

Valparai is a safe seat — E. RAMASWAMY won by 40.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
E. RAMASWAMY
38,77965.3%
2
M. KUPPUSWAMY
14,72824.8%
3
K. MAKALIAPPAN
IND
4,7338.0%
4
N. RAJI
IND
5701.0%
5
G. SUBRAMANIAM
IND
5340.9%

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.

Low turnout (190th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
40.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.4% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
190th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
25th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 65.3%NCO 24.8%IND 8.0%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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