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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1971

Melapalayam

Winner — 1971

M. KATHER MOHIDEEN S.
MUL
MUL 56.7%NCO 34.8%3 others 8.4%
Votes
35,470
56.7% share
Winning margin
13,685
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.6%
of 96,761

Melapalayam is a safe seat — M. KATHER MOHIDEEN S. won by 21.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. KATHER MOHIDEEN S.
MUL
35,47056.7%
2
SHANMUGAVEL C.
21,78534.9%
3
SUSAI MARIYAN M.
IND
3,7436.0%
4
SHEIK THAMBI P.
IND
1,0311.6%
5
MUTHUSAMY PANDIAN P.
IND
4900.8%

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 (181st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.6% · max 33.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
181st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
213th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MUL 56.7%NCO 34.9%IND 6.0%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
🏛️

Two Rock cut Temples with Inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Two Rock cut Temples with Inscriptions

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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