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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 109 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Gudalur

Winner — 2016

THIRAVIDAMANIM.
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 47.4%ADMK 37.2%7 others 15.4%
Votes
62,128
47.4% share
Winning margin
13,379
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.8%
of 1,80,136

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THIRAVIDAMANIM.
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
62,12847.4%
2
KALAISELVAN S.
48,74937.2%
3
TAMILMANIP.
9,0446.9%
4
PARASURAMANP.M.
BJP
5,5484.2%
5
KARMEGAM S.
2,3471.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,8251.4%
7
MURUGESAN @ MURUGESH R.
6840.5%
8
KAMARAJ G.
IND
4680.4%
9
CHENGUTTUVANR.P
IND
3020.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (190th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.4% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
190th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
25th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.4%ADMK 37.2%CPM 6.9%OTH 7.1%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,35,394
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
1042 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,565 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Christian 11.5%Muslim 10.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.0%
Electricity90.6%
Sanitation51.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel81.5%
Health insurance74.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Nilgiri Tea (Orthodox)

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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