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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 110 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Valparai
Winner — 1977
R.S. THANGAVELU
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 34.2%CPI 26.5%6 others 39.3%
Votes
20,926
34.2% share
Winning margin
4,685
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.9%
of 1,07,590
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.S. THANGAVELU |  ADKAIADMK | 20,926 | 34.2% |
| 2 | A.T. KARUPPIAH | 16,241 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | D.M. SHANMUGHAM | DMK | 16,008 | 26.1% |
| 4 | M. VELLUSAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 7,098 | 11.6% |
| 5 | S.CHELLIAH | IND | 401 | 0.7% |
| 6 | M. VELLUSAMY | IND | 191 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JAMES ALIAS K. KUMARASWAMY | IND | 188 | 0.3% |
| 8 | M.R. NATARAJAN | IND | 162 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (205th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.8% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
205th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
47th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 34.2%CPI 26.5%DMK 26.1%JNP 11.6%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,35,394
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
1042 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,565 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Christian 11.5%Muslim 10.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.0%
Electricity90.6%
Sanitation51.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel81.5%
Health insurance74.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Nilgiri Tea (Orthodox)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.