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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1989
Gudalur
Winner — 1989
KAREEM, M.K.
INC· INC
INC 33.6%CPM 32.5%11 others 33.9%
Votes
38,147
33.6% share
Winning margin
1,280
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
71.6%
of 1,58,479
Gudalur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,280 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAREEM, M.K. | INC | 38,147 | 33.6% |
| 2 | KAMALATCHAN, T.P. | 36,867 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | BALLIE, A. | 19,324 | 17.0% | |
| 4 | HUTCHI GOWDER, K. | ADK(JR) | 7,446 | 6.6% |
| 5 | SINGARAM, R. | IND | 5,799 | 5.1% |
| 6 | BHOJA, I. | IND | 3,932 | 3.5% |
| 7 | CHERIAN, M.J. | IND | 1,110 | 1.0% |
| 8 | THANGAVEL, A. | IND | 255 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PALANIAMMAL, K. | IND | 253 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAJU, S. | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BELLARMIN, R. | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PERUMAL KULASAI, M.A.P. | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 13 | JACOB, K.F. | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
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
safe1.1%
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
INC 33.6%CPM 32.5%CPI 17.0%ADK(JR) 6.6%IND 5.1%OTH 5.2%
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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