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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 121 · 2001

Bhavani

Winner — 2001

KARUPPANNAN. K.C.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 58.2%PNK 28.5%7 others 13.3%
Votes
64,405
58.2% share
Winning margin
32,859
29.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
60.8%
of 1,82,155

Bhavani is a safe seat — KARUPPANNAN. K.C. won by 29.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARUPPANNAN. K.C.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
64,40558.2%
2
SUDHANANDHEN.J.
PNK
31,54628.5%
3
THIYAGARAJAN. S.K.
8,9218.1%
4
VELMURUGAN.V.N.
IND
2,3052.1%
5
KARUPPUSAMY.M.
IND
1,1591.1%
6
ARUMUGHAM. C.M.
8250.8%
7
PERUMAL.V.M.
IND
5950.5%
8
PARAMASIVAM.S. L.
IND
5340.5%
9
PALANI.M.
IND
3810.3%

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.

Low turnout (188th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 2.8% · max 40.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
188th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
15th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 58.2%PNK 28.5%MDMK 8.1%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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