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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 110 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Valparai
Winner — 1980
KARUPPIAH, A. T.
CPI 56.8%INC(I) 40.8%2 others 2.3%
Votes
46,406
56.8% share
Winning margin
13,052
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.8%
of 1,16,974
Valparai is a safe seat — KARUPPIAH, A. T. won by 16.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARUPPIAH, A. T. | 46,406 | 56.8% | |
| 2 | KOVAI THANGAM |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 33,354 | 40.9% |
| 3 | KUPPUSWAMI, M. | IND | 1,670 | 2.0% |
| 4 | DETCHANAMOORTHY, V. | IND | 228 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (205th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.8% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
205th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
47th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 56.8%INC(I) 40.9%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,35,394
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
1042 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,565 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Christian 11.5%Muslim 10.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.0%
Electricity90.6%
Sanitation51.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel81.5%
Health insurance74.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Nilgiri Tea (Orthodox)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.