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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1980

Bhavani

Winner — 1980

NARAYANAN, P. G.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 60.9%INC(I) 31.6%2 others 7.5%
Votes
44,152
60.9% share
Winning margin
21,226
29.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,19,674

Bhavani is a safe seat — NARAYANAN, P. G. won by 29.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARAYANAN, P. G.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
44,15260.9%
2
MADESWARAN, M. P. V.
INC(I)
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
22,92631.6%
3
MANICKAM, N.
JNP(JP)
4,7196.5%
4
CHITHA GOUNDER, E.
IND
7201.0%

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 (188th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 2.8% · max 40.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
188th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
15th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 60.9%INC(I) 31.6%JNP(JP) 6.5%OTH 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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