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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1989

Ootacamund

Winner — 1989

RAJU H.M.
INC· INC
INC 36.8%DMK 35.9%9 others 27.3%
Votes
35,541
36.8% share
Winning margin
806
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
68.5%
of 1,41,234

Ootacamund was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 806 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJU H.M.
INC
35,54136.8%
2
T. GUNDAN ALIAS GUNDA GOWDER
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
34,73535.9%
3
N. GANGADARAN
ADK(JL)
19,28119.9%
4
NEELAMALAI RAJA
IND
5,2485.4%
5
MOHAMED AZAM, A.
IND
5130.5%
6
LONGANATHAN, V.
IND
5030.5%
7
VIJAYARAMAN, R.
IND
4200.4%
8
KRISHNAN, A.K.
IND
1650.2%
9
AMEER AHAMED KHAN, A,
IND
1420.1%
10
JACOB, K.F.
IND
900.1%
11
MUNIAN, R.
IND
450.1%

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 (115th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.2% · max 47.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
115th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
140th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.8%DMK 35.9%ADK(JL) 19.9%IND 5.4%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

9 locations
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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.

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