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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1980

Cumbum

Winner — 1980

GOPALAN, R. T.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 49.2%DMK 36.6%4 others 14.2%
Votes
47,577
49.2% share
Winning margin
12,182
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.6%
of 1,31,390

A clear win with a 12.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPALAN, R. T.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
47,57749.2%
2
CUMBUM MAHANDIRAN, A.K.
DMK
35,39536.6%
3
CHANDRASEKARAN, P.K.R
IND
12,80013.2%
4
CHETTIAR, M.S. PONNU
IND
3860.4%
5
KAMUTHURAI, S.
IND
3650.4%
6
SURULIVELU, K.
IND
1730.2%

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.

High turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.0% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
17th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
149th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.2%DMK 36.6%IND 13.2%OTH 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,493
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 5.0%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water87.0%
Electricity92.0%
Sanitation41.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.0%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance74.6%

What's nearby?

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