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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1977

Nellikuppam

Winner — 1977

C. GOVINDARAJAN
CPM 32.8%DMK 25.9%3 others 41.3%
Votes
23,077
32.8% share
Winning margin
4,817
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.4%
of 1,06,084

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. GOVINDARAJAN
23,07732.8%
2
V. KRISHNAMOORTHY
DMK
18,26025.9%
3
S.L.KRISHNAMOORTHY
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
14,21720.2%
4
K.G. KANDHAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
9,44413.4%
5
N. V. JAYASEELAN
IND
5,4667.8%

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 (54th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 2.4% · max 36.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
54th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
75th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 32.8%DMK 25.9%JNP 20.2%INC 13.4%IND 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
🏛️

Prehistoric site, Mottur

🏛️MonumentASI

Prehistoric site

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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