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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1977
Erode
Winner — 1977
S. MUTHUSAMY
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 43.1%DMK 23.1%5 others 33.8%
Votes
37,968
43.1% share
Winning margin
17,579
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
57.7%
of 1,52,823
Erode is a safe seat — S. MUTHUSAMY won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. MUTHUSAMY |  ADKAIADMK | 37,968 | 43.1% |
| 2 | M. SUBRAMANIAN | DMK | 20,389 | 23.1% |
| 3 | K.R. NALLASIVAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 15,401 | 17.5% |
| 4 | P. THIRUMALAIRAJAN | 12,995 | 14.8% | |
| 5 | KESAVALAL KALIDAS SAIT | IND | 935 | 1.1% |
| 6 | GURUNATHA MUDALIAR | IND | 277 | 0.3% |
| 7 | K. MANICKAM | IND | 153 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.1% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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173rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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61st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 43.1%DMK 23.1%JNP 17.5%CPI 14.8%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
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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