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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1991
Nellikuppam
Winner — 1991
DAMOTHARAN C.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 59.6%CPM 23.1%6 others 17.3%
Votes
57,373
59.6% share
Winning margin
35,108
36.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,45,061
Nellikuppam is a safe seat — DAMOTHARAN C. won by 36.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMOTHARAN C. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 57,373 | 59.6% |
| 2 | GOVINDARAJAN C. | 22,265 | 23.1% | |
| 3 | DEVANATHAN A. | 15,610 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | SELVAM M. | IND | 540 | 0.6% |
| 5 | KATHAVARAYAN S. | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 6 | SEETHARAMAN R.V. | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 7 | BAKTHAVATCHALA NAYAGAR N. | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 8 | VIRUTHAGIRI R. | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
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 (54th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean36.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 2.4% · max 36.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
54th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
75th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 59.6%CPM 23.1%PMK 16.2%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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.