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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1977
Gudalur
Winner — 1977
K. HUTCHI
DMK· DMK
DMK 26.3%IND 25.7%11 others 48.0%
Votes
15,323
26.3% share
Winning margin
360
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
62.4%
of 93,409
Gudalur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 360 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. HUTCHI | DMK | 15,323 | 26.3% |
| 2 | C.I. ALLAPITCHAI | IND | 14,963 | 25.7% |
| 3 | K. KALLAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 10,196 | 17.5% |
| 4 | K.M. HIRIA GOWDER | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 6,915 | 11.9% |
| 5 | K. BABY | IND | 5,364 | 9.2% |
| 6 | K. GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR | IND | 2,406 | 4.1% |
| 7 | M.J. CHERIAN VAKIL | IND | 1,107 | 1.9% |
| 8 | R. KUPPUSWAMY | IND | 1,014 | 1.7% |
| 9 | V.N. KRISHNAN KUTTY NAIR | IND | 291 | 0.5% |
| 10 | K. RAMAN KUTTY | IND | 248 | 0.4% |
| 11 | V. SIVARAMAN | IND | 188 | 0.3% |
| 12 | V. KUMARAN | IND | 133 | 0.2% |
| 13 | K.R. SHANMUGASUNDARAM | IND | 128 | 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.
High turnout (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.6% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
31st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
4th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 26.3%IND 25.7%INC 17.5%JNP 11.9%IND 9.2%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
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