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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Coonoor
Winner — 1977
K. RANGASAMY
DMK· DMK
DMK 42.3%ADK 24.6%7 others 33.1%
Votes
22,649
42.3% share
Winning margin
9,499
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
50.9%
of 1,05,169
Coonoor is a safe seat — K. RANGASAMY won by 17.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. RANGASAMY | DMK | 22,649 | 42.3% |
| 2 | C. PERIASAMY |  ADKAIADMK | 13,150 | 24.6% |
| 3 | K. CHANDRAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 8,829 | 16.5% |
| 4 | C.P. KRISHIAH | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 7,888 | 14.7% |
| 5 | L. KOMALI | IND | 341 | 0.6% |
| 6 | A. CHELLIAH | IND | 257 | 0.5% |
| 7 | M.R.RAMASAMY | IND | 210 | 0.4% |
| 8 | A. SHANMUGAM | IND | 144 | 0.3% |
| 9 | R. MUTHUSWAMY | IND | 37 | 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 (107th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.0% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
107th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
63rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.3%ADK 24.6%INC 16.5%JNP 14.7%OTH 1.9%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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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.