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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1984
Gudalur
Winner — 1984
K.HUTCHI GOWDER
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 57.8%DMK 39.7%6 others 2.5%
Votes
52,470
57.8% share
Winning margin
16,457
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.8%
of 1,32,008
Gudalur is a safe seat — K.HUTCHI GOWDER won by 18.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.HUTCHI GOWDER |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 52,470 | 57.8% |
| 2 | K.KARUPPUSAMY | DMK | 36,013 | 39.7% |
| 3 | K. GANGADHARAN | IND | 584 | 0.6% |
| 4 | S.AMEER SABI | IND | 562 | 0.6% |
| 5 | M.I. SAMSUDEEN | IND | 536 | 0.6% |
| 6 | I.DEVADASS | IND | 276 | 0.3% |
| 7 | A.THANGAVELU | IND | 198 | 0.2% |
| 8 | P.PERUMAL | IND | 144 | 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 (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.6% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
31st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
4th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 57.8%DMK 39.7%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.