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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1980
Erode
Winner — 1980
MUTHUSAMY, S.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 56.6%INC(I) 39.8%8 others 3.6%
Votes
62,342
56.6% share
Winning margin
18,503
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
62.7%
of 1,75,563
Erode is a safe seat — MUTHUSAMY, S. won by 16.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTHUSAMY, S. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 62,342 | 56.6% |
| 2 | SAINATHAN, R. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 43,839 | 39.8% |
| 3 | VARADHARASAN, K. V. V. | JNP(JP) | 2,423 | 2.2% |
| 4 | KARUPPANAN, M. S. | IND | 451 | 0.4% |
| 5 | BALAKRISHNAN, N. | IND | 268 | 0.2% |
| 6 | KARUNAKARAN, C. | IND | 257 | 0.2% |
| 7 | AYYAVOO, K. | IND | 179 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SUBRAMANIAM, G. S. | IND | 159 | 0.1% |
| 9 | CHAKHARAPANI, R. | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SHANMUGASUNDARAM, A. | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
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 (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.1% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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173rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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61st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 56.6%INC(I) 39.8%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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