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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 188 · 1971

Gandarvakottai

Winner — 1971

GOVINDARASU KALINGARAR
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 57.6%NCO 38.7%1 others 3.7%
Votes
42,025
57.6% share
Winning margin
13,786
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
78.2%
of 93,352

Gandarvakottai is a safe seat — GOVINDARASU KALINGARAR won by 18.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOVINDARASU KALINGARAR
42,02557.6%
2
RAMACHANDRA DURAI R.
28,23938.7%
3
KALIAPERUMAL A.
IND
2,7053.7%

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 (174th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.4% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
174th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
188th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.6%NCO 38.7%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Alagarmalai cavern with Panchapandava beds midway between Alagarmalai and Kidanpatti

Alagarmalai cavern with Panchapandava beds midway between Alagarmalai and Kidanpatti

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Alagarmalai cavern with Panchapandava beds midway between Alagarmalai and Kidanpatti

Panchapandavar bed, Jain statues and Brahmi and Vatteluthu inscriptions on the Panchapandavarmalai

Panchapandavar bed, Jain statues and Brahmi and Vatteluthu inscriptions on the Panchapandavarmalai

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Panchapandavar bed, Jain statues and Brahmi and Vatteluthu inscriptions on the Panchapandavarmalai

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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