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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1980

Coimbatore West

Winner — 1980

ARANGANAYAGAM, C.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 48.2%DMK 45.1%3 others 6.7%
Votes
38,061
48.2% share
Winning margin
2,427
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.6%
of 1,34,754

A closely fought contest. ARANGANAYAGAM, C. won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARANGANAYAGAM, C.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
38,06148.2%
2
RAMANATHAN, M.
DMK
35,63445.1%
3
KRISHNAN, S.
JNP(JP)
4,9096.2%
4
SYED MOHAMED, M. K.
IND
2120.3%
5
RAJENDARAN, C. P.
IND
1430.2%

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 (70th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.7% · max 46.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
70th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
106th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 48.2%DMK 45.1%JNP(JP) 6.2%OTH 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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