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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1977
Mettur
Winner — 1977
K.P. NACHIMUTHU GOUNDER
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 43.7%INC 19.8%5 others 36.5%
Votes
30,762
43.7% share
Winning margin
16,786
23.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,23,548
Mettur is a safe seat — K.P. NACHIMUTHU GOUNDER won by 23.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.P. NACHIMUTHU GOUNDER |  ADKAIADMK | 30,762 | 43.7% |
| 2 | P. NATESAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 13,976 | 19.8% |
| 3 | G.A. VADIVELU | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 13,448 | 19.1% |
| 4 | L.K. RAMU | DMK | 10,478 | 14.9% |
| 5 | T. OBULI | IND | 910 | 1.3% |
| 6 | M. MADALAIMUTHU | IND | 530 | 0.8% |
| 7 | N.B. ABDUL AZEEZ | IND | 332 | 0.5% |
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 (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.2% · max 24.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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22nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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39th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 43.7%INC 19.8%JNP 19.1%DMK 14.9%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.