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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 101 · 1980
Mettupalayam
Winner — 1980
PALANISAMY, S.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 59.0%INC(I) 39.5%4 others 1.6%
Votes
48,266
59.0% share
Winning margin
15,955
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.4%
of 1,40,096
Mettupalayam is a safe seat — PALANISAMY, S. won by 19.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALANISAMY, S. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 48,266 | 59.0% |
| 2 | VIJAYAN, K. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 32,311 | 39.5% |
| 3 | PONNUSAMY, S. K. | IND | 593 | 0.7% |
| 4 | RAMASAMY, N. R. | IND | 321 | 0.4% |
| 5 | ARIVUDAINAMBI, K. | IND | 233 | 0.3% |
| 6 | THAIMALAISAMY, O. | IND | 136 | 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.
Average turnout (66th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
66th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
171st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
38th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 59.0%INC(I) 39.5%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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