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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1980
Sholinghur
Winner — 1980
GOPAL, C
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 49.4%DMK 49.2%3 others 1.4%
Votes
35,783
49.4% share
Winning margin
157
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.5%
of 1,17,710
Sholinghur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 157 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPAL, C |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 35,783 | 49.4% |
| 2 | MOORTHY, K | DMK | 35,626 | 49.2% |
| 3 | ANNAMALAI REDDIAR V.S | IND | 401 | 0.6% |
| 4 | KANTHAPPAN, A | IND | 330 | 0.5% |
| 5 | PERIASAMY REDDIAR, A.M | IND | 302 | 0.4% |
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 (80th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 31.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
80th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
65th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.4%DMK 49.2%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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