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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Coonoor
Winner — 1996
THANGAVEL, N.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 64.3%ADMK 28.6%10 others 7.2%
Votes
63,919
64.3% share
Winning margin
35,515
35.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.8%
of 1,61,044
Coonoor is a safe seat — THANGAVEL, N. won by 35.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THANGAVEL, N. | DMK-led | 63,919 | 64.3% |
| 2 | KARUPPUSAMY, S. | 28,404 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | ESWARAN, T. | BJP | 3,371 | 3.4% |
| 4 | SELVARAJ, S. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 2,983 | 3.0% |
| 5 | ANBALAGAN, A. | ATMK | 164 | 0.2% |
| 6 | NAVANEETHAM, K. | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 7 | DHINAKARAN, K. | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 8 | MANI, K.P. | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 9 | VELUSAMY, M. | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ANNADURAI, R. | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KARUPPIAH, R. | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GUNASEKARAN, P. | IND | 42 | 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.
Average turnout (107th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean35.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.0% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
107th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
63rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 64.3%ADMK 28.6%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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.