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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1971
Mettur
Winner — 1971
SURENDRAN
PSP· Grand Alliance
PSP 57.4%NCO 37.9%1 others 4.7%
Votes
32,656
57.5% share
Winning margin
11,118
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.1%
of 97,813
Mettur is a safe seat — SURENDRAN won by 19.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURENDRAN | Grand Alliance | 32,656 | 57.5% |
| 2 | KARUPPANNA GOUNDER | 21,538 | 37.9% | |
| 3 | SENGODA GOUNDER | IND | 2,650 | 4.7% |
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 (92nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.3% · max 33.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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92nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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148th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 57.5%NCO 37.9%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%
What's nearby?
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