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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Coonoor
Winner — 1991
KARUPPUSAMY M.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 59.4%DMK 34.9%8 others 5.7%
Votes
53,608
59.4% share
Winning margin
22,151
24.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
58.1%
of 1,55,447
Coonoor is a safe seat — KARUPPUSAMY M. won by 24.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARUPPUSAMY M. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 53,608 | 59.4% |
| 2 | MAHALIAPPAN E.M. | DMK | 31,457 | 34.9% |
| 3 | SHANMUGAM A. | BJP | 4,352 | 4.8% |
| 4 | SARADHA B. | 218 | 0.2% | |
| 5 | KOMALI L. | IND | 140 | 0.2% |
| 6 | MOHAN K. | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 7 | RAJESWARI S. | TMM | 119 | 0.1% |
| 8 | PONNAZHAGAN A. | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KANDASAMY M. | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 10 | VELUSWAMY M. | IND | 55 | 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.
Average turnout (107th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.0% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
107th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
63rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 59.4%DMK 34.9%OTH 5.7%
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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