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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1977
Coimbatore West
Winner — 1977
C. ARANGANARAGAM
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 36.8%DMK 27.1%5 others 36.2%
Votes
27,742
36.8% share
Winning margin
7,349
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.5%
of 1,24,577
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. ARANGANARAGAM |  ADKAIADMK | 27,742 | 36.8% |
| 2 | B.S. MOHAMED ALI | DMK | 20,393 | 27.1% |
| 3 | A. ALAGIRISWAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 17,942 | 23.8% |
| 4 | R.S. VELAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 8,085 | 10.7% |
| 5 | C. DURAIRAJ | IND | 962 | 1.3% |
| 6 | R. PALANISWAMY | IND | 169 | 0.2% |
| 7 | KRISHNAVENI THIRUMATHI | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
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 (70th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.7% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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70th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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106th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 36.8%DMK 27.1%JNP 23.8%INC 10.7%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%
What's nearby?
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