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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1977
Bhavanisagar
Winner — 1977
V.K. CHINNASAWAMY
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 32.5%DMK 30.4%8 others 37.1%
Votes
23,078
32.5% share
Winning margin
1,447
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
60.8%
of 1,16,879
A closely fought contest. V.K. CHINNASAWAMY won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.K. CHINNASAWAMY |  ADKAIADMK | 23,078 | 32.5% |
| 2 | SAMPOORNAM SWAMINOTHAN | DMK | 21,631 | 30.4% |
| 3 | K. KARUPPANAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 13,027 | 18.3% |
| 4 | T.K. MARISAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 11,428 | 16.1% |
| 5 | MAKALIALIAS MAHALINGAM | IND | 623 | 0.9% |
| 6 | S.V. KRISHNASAMY | IND | 475 | 0.7% |
| 7 | P.S. RANGASAMY | IND | 258 | 0.4% |
| 8 | A. BHARATHI | IND | 207 | 0.3% |
| 9 | P. MARAN | IND | 176 | 0.3% |
| 10 | S.C. PALANISAMY | IND | 149 | 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 (124th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 2.0% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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124th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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82nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 32.5%DMK 30.4%JNP 18.3%INC 16.1%OTH 2.7%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.