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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1989
Bhavani
Winner — 1989
G.G. GURUMOORTHY
IND
IND 42.2%DMK 22.6%13 others 35.2%
Votes
36,371
42.2% share
Winning margin
16,853
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
61.2%
of 1,40,948
Bhavani is a safe seat — G.G. GURUMOORTHY won by 19.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.G. GURUMOORTHY | IND | 36,371 | 42.2% |
| 2 | P.S. KIRUTTINASAMY | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 19,518 | 22.6% |
| 3 | S.N. BALASUBRAMANIAN | INC | 19,291 | 22.4% |
| 4 | P.N. GOVINDAN | ADK(JR) | 9,125 | 10.6% |
| 5 | K. PALANISAMY | IND | 586 | 0.7% |
| 6 | P. CHANDRASEKARAN | IND | 283 | 0.3% |
| 7 | K.M. PETHARAN | IND | 278 | 0.3% |
| 8 | P.L. SIDDHA GOUNDER | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 9 | P.S. PALANISAMY | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 10 | T.G. RANGANATHAN | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 11 | S.A. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 12 | V. KARUNAMOORTHY | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 13 | V. MARIAPPAN | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 14 | N.N. RAJESWARAN | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 15 | K.G. THANGAVELU | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
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
safe19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 2.8% · max 40.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
188th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
15th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.2%DMK 22.6%INC 22.4%ADK(JR) 10.6%OTH 2.2%
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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