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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. GOVINDARAJAN | 23,077 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | V. KRISHNAMOORTHY | DMK | 18,260 | 25.9% |
| 3 | S.L.KRISHNAMOORTHY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 14,217 | 20.2% |
| 4 | K.G. KANDHAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 9,444 | 13.4% |
| 5 | N. V. JAYASEELAN | IND | 5,466 | 7.8% |
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
lean6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 2.4% · max 36.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
54th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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75th of 234Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.