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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1980
Mettur
Winner — 1980
NACHIMUTHU, K.P
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 58.3%DMK 35.8%3 others 6.0%
Votes
48,845
58.3% share
Winning margin
18,868
22.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.2%
of 1,26,625
Mettur is a safe seat — NACHIMUTHU, K.P won by 22.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NACHIMUTHU, K.P |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 48,845 | 58.3% |
| 2 | KANDAPPAN, S | DMK | 29,977 | 35.8% |
| 3 | PACHAIAPAN, M. C | JNP(JP) | 4,560 | 5.4% |
| 4 | PALANISAMY, T. K | IND | 233 | 0.3% |
| 5 | ABDUL AZEEZ, N. B | IND | 195 | 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.
High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.2% · max 24.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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22nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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39th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 58.3%DMK 35.8%JNP(JP) 5.4%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.