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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1977

Gummidipundi

Winner — 1977

S. MUNIRATHINAM
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 42.3%JNP 27.5%5 others 30.2%
Votes
32,309
42.3% share
Winning margin
11,267
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.7%
of 1,21,875

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. MUNIRATHINAM
ADK
AIADMK
32,30942.3%
2
G. KAMALAMBUJAMMAL
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
21,04227.5%
3
K. VENU
DMK
12,13515.9%
4
K. VENKATASUBBARAJU
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
7,78210.2%
5
E. VINAYAGAM
IND
1,4361.9%
6
S. ELUMALAI
IND
1,1481.5%
7
T. MOHAMAD ALIKHAN
IND
6040.8%

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.

Low turnout (210th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.1% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
210th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
134th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 42.3%JNP 27.5%DMK 15.9%INC 10.2%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

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