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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1996
Mettur
Winner — 1996
GOPAL, P.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 44.0%PMK 26.7%17 others 29.4%
Votes
50,799
44.0% share
Winning margin
20,006
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,85,204
Mettur is a safe seat — GOPAL, P. won by 17.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPAL, P. | DMK-led | 50,799 | 44.0% |
| 2 | BALAKRISHNAN, R. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 30,793 | 26.6% |
| 3 | SOUNDRAM, P. | 30,012 | 26.0% | |
| 4 | RAJAGOPAL, M. | DMK-led | 2,336 | 2.0% |
| 5 | PADMARAJAN, K. | IND | 274 | 0.2% |
| 6 | MANI, M.C. | IND | 222 | 0.2% |
| 7 | RAJU, T. | IND | 219 | 0.2% |
| 8 | KARUPPANNA GOUNDER, P.K. | IND | 197 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MANI, R. | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 10 | CHARLES, A. | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PALANISAMY, D. | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PALANIAPPAN, A. | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KATHIRAVAN, A. | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
| 14 | LINGESWARAN, K. | TZP | 52 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAJENDRAN, K. | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 16 | SIDDAN, K. | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 17 | SIVALINGAM, P. | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 18 | ARTHANARI, M. | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 19 | SELLAMUTHU, S. | IND | 25 | 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.
High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.2% · max 24.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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22nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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39th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 44.0%PMK 26.6%ADMK 26.0%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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