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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1991

Erode

Winner — 1991

MANICKAM C.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 63.1%DMK 34.5%14 others 2.4%
Votes
96,226
63.1% share
Winning margin
43,688
28.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
57.0%
of 2,67,353

Erode is a safe seat — MANICKAM C. won by 28.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANICKAM C.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
96,22663.1%
2
GANESHAMURTHY A.
DMK
52,53834.5%
3
RAJENDRAN P.
2,1751.4%
4
KARUPPUSAMY P.
AMI
2480.2%
5
NEELAKANDAN S.
TMM
1840.1%
6
MURUGESAN C.
IND
1760.1%
7
BHOOPATHI K.
IND
1310.1%
8
VIJAYAKUMAR P.
IND
1100.1%
9
AYYASAMY K.
IND
1070.1%
10
CHANDRASEKARAN P.
IND
1040.1%
11
SHANMUGASUNDARAM R.
IND
1030.1%
12
THANGAVELU A.
IND
960.1%
13
BABURAJ S.
IND
710.1%
14
RAJENDRAN M.
IND
690.1%
15
DEIVANAYAKAM V.
IND
660.0%
16
WARRIER K.
IND
580.0%

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.

Average turnout (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.1% · max 28.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
173rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
61st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 63.1%DMK 34.5%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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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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