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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 128 · 1996

Gudalur

Winner — 1996

MUBARAK, B.M.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 59.4%ADMK 22.3%14 others 18.2%
Votes
73,565
59.4% share
Winning margin
45,905
37.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
62.0%
of 1,99,758

Gudalur is a safe seat — MUBARAK, B.M. won by 37.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUBARAK, B.M.
DMK-led
73,56559.4%
2
RAJU, K.R.
27,66022.4%
3
VASU, N.
DMK-led
12,97810.5%
4
BHOJAN, I.
BJP
5,3594.3%
5
ALWAS, M.
JP
1,1150.9%
6
SANTHANAM, C.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
1,0060.8%
7
PERIASAMY, R.
IND
4330.3%
8
SABIYULLA, R.M.
IND
4160.3%
9
CHANDRAMOHAN, L.
IND
2990.2%
10
BALAN, K.K.
IND
2500.2%
11
RAVINDRAN, K.
IND
1650.1%
12
KULASAI PERUMAL NADAR, M.A.P.
IND
1570.1%
13
MUTHUSAMY, R.
IND
1520.1%
14
SIVAN, M.
IND
1060.1%
15
PONNUSAMY, C.
ATMK
760.1%
16
BELLARMIN, R.
IND
470.0%

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
safe
37.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.6% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
31st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
4th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.4%ADMK 22.4%CPM 10.5%OTH 7.7%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Pith Blocks🏷️Dindigul LocksGI🏺Garlic

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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