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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 127 · 2001
Ootacamund
Winner — 2001
RAJU H.M
INC· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
INC 62.7%BJP 32.2%6 others 5.1%
Votes
59,872
62.7% share
Winning margin
29,090
30.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
51.6%
of 1,84,958
Ootacamund is a safe seat — RAJU H.M won by 30.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJU H.M | Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF) | 59,872 | 62.7% |
| 2 | HUTCHI GOWDER.J | 30,782 | 32.2% | |
| 3 | ALWAS M | JP | 1,606 | 1.7% |
| 4 | SRI HARI K | IND | 1,067 | 1.1% |
| 5 | BOJAN H.T. | 1,033 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | NANJUNDAN K N K | IND | 626 | 0.7% |
| 7 | DHARMAN KH. | IND | 290 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KANTHARAJAN K | IND | 262 | 0.3% |
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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 (115th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.2% · max 47.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
115th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
140th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.7%BJP 32.2%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.