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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 123 · 2001

Gobichettipalayam

Winner — 2001

RAMANEEDHARAN. S.S.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 57.1%DMK 29.9%6 others 13.0%
Votes
60,826
57.0% share
Winning margin
28,945
27.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
64.4%
of 1,65,548

Gobichettipalayam is a safe seat — RAMANEEDHARAN. S.S. won by 27.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMANEEDHARAN. S.S.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
60,82657.0%
2
SHANMUGASUNDRAM.V.P
31,88129.9%
3
SUDHARSON.R
IND
5,8495.5%
4
MAHENDRAN. G.M.
3,3803.2%
5
HARISSHANKAR. L.S.
TDK
2,2372.1%
6
PANDIAN.P.S
IND
1,4571.4%
7
PALANIAPPAN. S.K.
IND
4960.5%
8
INDRA . P.
IND
4860.5%

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 (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.0% · max 40.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
86th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
71st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 57.0%DMK 29.9%IND 5.5%OTH 7.6%

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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