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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 123 · 1977
Gobichettipalayam
Winner — 1977
N.K.K. RAMASAMY
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 35.0%INC 26.2%5 others 38.8%
Votes
25,660
35.0% share
Winning margin
6,412
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.4%
of 1,15,661
A clear win with a 8.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.K.K. RAMASAMY |  ADKAIADMK | 25,660 | 35.0% |
| 2 | N.R. THIRUVANKADAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 19,248 | 26.3% |
| 3 | G.S. LAXMANAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 16,466 | 22.4% |
| 4 | G.P. VENGIDU | DMK | 9,893 | 13.5% |
| 5 | K.N. KULANDIVEL | IND | 956 | 1.3% |
| 6 | M.K. SHANMUGAM | IND | 768 | 1.1% |
| 7 | G.A. WEERIAH | IND | 338 | 0.5% |
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 (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.0% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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86th of 234How crowded is the field?
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3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 234How much NOTA?
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0.5%
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71st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 35.0%INC 26.3%JNP 22.4%DMK 13.5%OTH 2.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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