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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1996
Anaicut
Winner — 1996
GOPU, C.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 55.8%ADMK 25.9%5 others 18.3%
Votes
58,982
55.8% share
Winning margin
31,616
29.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
61.2%
of 1,72,760
Anaicut is a safe seat — GOPU, C. won by 29.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPU, C. | DMK-led | 58,982 | 55.8% |
| 2 | SURYAKALA, C.M. | 27,366 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | BALUR E. SAMPATH | AIIC(T) | 15,976 | 15.1% |
| 4 | MURUGESAN, N.M. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 2,174 | 2.1% |
| 5 | RAGHAVAN, D.V. | IND | 734 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SIVAM, C. | IND | 376 | 0.4% |
| 7 | PICHANDI, N. | IND | 108 | 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 (110th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.0% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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110th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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184th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.8%ADMK 25.9%AIIC(T) 15.1%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%
What's nearby?
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