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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 123 · 1980
Gobichettipalayam
Winner — 1980
SENGOTTAYAN, K. A.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 59.4%INC(I) 39.4%2 others 1.2%
Votes
44,703
59.4% share
Winning margin
15,013
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,14,861
Gobichettipalayam is a safe seat — SENGOTTAYAN, K. A. won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SENGOTTAYAN, K. A. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 44,703 | 59.4% |
| 2 | SUBRAMANIAM, K. M. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 29,690 | 39.4% |
| 3 | RAMASWAMY, K. N. K. | IND | 622 | 0.8% |
| 4 | NACHIMUTHU, P. C. | IND | 263 | 0.3% |
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 (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.0% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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86th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
71st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 59.4%INC(I) 39.4%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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