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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 127 · 2006
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Winner — 2006
GOPALAN.B
INC· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
INC 47.5%ADMK 42.8%7 others 9.7%
Votes
45,551
47.5% share
Winning margin
4,559
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,50,906
A closely fought contest. GOPALAN.B won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOPALAN.B | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 45,551 | 47.5% |
| 2 | DORAI K.N | 40,992 | 42.8% | |
| 3 | BENJAMIN JACOB.J | 4,963 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | MURUGESAN.R | 1,499 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | ANAND KUMAR.J | 932 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | SASI KUMAR.A | IND | 758 | 0.8% |
| 7 | KRISHNAN R | IND | 498 | 0.5% |
| 8 | PUKALENTHI K | 427 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | SUBRAMANIAN K | 177 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (115th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.2% · max 47.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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115th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
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79th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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140th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.5%ADMK 42.8%DMDK 5.2%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.