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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1971
Cuddalore
Winner — 1971
R. GOVINDARAJ
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 52.6%NCO 46.2%1 others 1.2%
Votes
35,219
52.6% share
Winning margin
4,310
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.4%
of 96,497
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. GOVINDARAJ | 35,219 | 52.6% | |
| 2 | P. R. SEENIVASA PODAYACHI | 30,909 | 46.2% | |
| 3 | T. KUPPUSAMY | IND | 822 | 1.2% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 3.1% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
6th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
26th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.6%NCO 46.2%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,843
Density
335 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,497 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.4%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.7%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.5%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
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