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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2001

Gudiyatham

Winner — 2001

SURYAKALA C.M.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 57.0%DMK 34.3%4 others 8.6%
Votes
61,128
57.0% share
Winning margin
24,324
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.0%
of 1,64,937

Gudiyatham is a safe seat — SURYAKALA C.M. won by 22.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURYAKALA C.M.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
61,12857.0%
2
DURAISAMY .S
36,80434.4%
3
PANNEER.N
4,1973.9%
4
DEVARAJI .S.M.
2,1352.0%
5
LAKSHMIKANTHAN .M
IND
2,0461.9%
6
ANBUSELVAKUMAR .S
8420.8%

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 (94th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.4% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
94th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
88th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 57.0%DMK 34.4%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%

What's nearby?

11 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Automobile products🏷️Kancheepuram SilkGI🏺Textiles and Garments
Iravatanesvara Temple

Iravatanesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Iravatanesvara Temple

Kailasanatha Temple

Kailasanatha Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kailasanatha Temple

🏛️

Large Siva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Large Siva Temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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