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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1977
Melmalayanur
Winner — 1977
P. THANGAVELU GOUNDER
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 38.9%DMK 19.8%7 others 41.2%
Votes
27,673
38.9% share
Winning margin
13,563
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.4%
of 1,12,185
Melmalayanur is a safe seat — P. THANGAVELU GOUNDER won by 19.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. THANGAVELU GOUNDER |  ADKAIADMK | 27,673 | 38.9% |
| 2 | S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | DMK | 14,110 | 19.9% |
| 3 | K. GOPALA GOUNDER | IND | 12,064 | 17.0% |
| 4 | N.V. AYYAKANNNU GOUNDER | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 6,543 | 9.2% |
| 5 | M.A. KUTHAN | IND | 5,327 | 7.5% |
| 6 | R. MURUGESAN | 1,828 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | A. SADAGOPAN | IND | 1,755 | 2.5% |
| 8 | H. KOTHANDAM | IND | 988 | 1.4% |
| 9 | N. VINAYAGAM | IND | 804 | 1.1% |
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 (139th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.2% · max 37.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
139th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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55th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 38.9%DMK 19.9%IND 17.0%JNP 9.2%IND 7.5%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.