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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1996
Gudiyatham
Winner — 1996
DHANAPAL, V.G.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 48.6%INC 19.6%14 others 31.8%
Votes
48,837
48.6% share
Winning margin
29,136
29.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,60,659
Gudiyatham is a safe seat — DHANAPAL, V.G. won by 29.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANAPAL, V.G. | DMK-led | 48,837 | 48.6% |
| 2 | RAMGOPAL, S. | DMK-led | 19,701 | 19.6% |
| 3 | VENUGOPAL, R. | IND | 13,713 | 13.7% |
| 4 | PANNEER, N. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 8,037 | 8.0% |
| 5 | VISWANATHAN, G. | MGRM | 7,099 | 7.1% |
| 6 | ESWARAN, D. | IND | 1,363 | 1.4% |
| 7 | KRISHNAN, N. | IND | 357 | 0.4% |
| 8 | GOUSE BASHA, S. | IND | 354 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SUNDARAM, C. | IND | 214 | 0.2% |
| 10 | GANGADHARAN, L. | IND | 202 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MURALIRAJAN, A. | IND | 154 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PALANI, R. | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 13 | DHANAPAL, N.M. | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| 14 | DEVARAJI, A. | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 15 | MAQBOOLJAN, N. | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PALANI, M.V. | IND | 50 | 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 (94th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.4% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
94th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
88th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 48.6%INC 19.6%IND 13.7%MDMK 8.0%MGRM 7.1%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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