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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 109 · 2021Reserved (SC)

Gudalur

Winner — 2021

PON.JAYASEELAN
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 46.6%DMK 45.2%6 others 8.1%
Votes
64,496
46.6% share
Winning margin
1,945
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.2%
of 1,91,624

Gudalur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,945 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PON.JAYASEELAN
NDA (NDA)
64,49646.6%
2
KASILINGAM, S.
62,55145.2%
3
KETHEESWARAN, R.
7,3175.3%
4
YOGESWARAN, A.
1,1730.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0170.7%
6
BABU, J.
MNM
9600.7%
7
SARAVANAN, M.
IND
4210.3%
8
JAYAPRAKASH, P.
TMTHK
3220.2%

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
1.4%
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
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 46.6%DMK 45.2%NTK 5.3%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 Cr

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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