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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1971
Ootacamund
Winner — 1971
M. DEVARAJAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 56.3%SWA 34.4%4 others 9.3%
Votes
28,901
56.3% share
Winning margin
11,239
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.0%
of 79,000
Ootacamund is a safe seat — M. DEVARAJAN won by 21.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. DEVARAJAN | 28,901 | 56.3% | |
| 2 | NANJAN M. B. | Grand Alliance | 17,662 | 34.4% |
| 3 | M. B. RAMAN | IND | 2,312 | 4.5% |
| 4 | N. BOJAN | IND | 1,388 | 2.7% |
| 5 | A. R. MD. ISMAIL | IND | 677 | 1.3% |
| 6 | G. YOVAN | IND | 378 | 0.7% |
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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 51.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
52nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
37th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.3%SWA 34.4%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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