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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2006
Gudiyatham
Winner — 2006
LATHA.G
CPM· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
CPM 39.7%ADMK 38.3%8 others 22.0%
Votes
48,166
39.7% share
Winning margin
1,650
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.2%
of 1,78,024
Gudiyatham was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,650 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LATHA.G | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 48,166 | 39.7% |
| 2 | PALANI.J.K.N | 46,516 | 38.3% | |
| 3 | SUDHISH.L.K | 20,557 | 16.9% | |
| 4 | NATARAJAN.S | IND | 1,500 | 1.2% |
| 5 | GOVINDARAJI.P.V | 1,073 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | KUMARAVELU.K.S | 997 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | KARUNANIDHI.E | 965 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | GOVINDASAMY.M | IND | 768 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SANKARAN.V.P | IND | 453 | 0.4% |
| 10 | TAMILSELVAN.V | IND | 343 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (94th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.4% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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94th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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88th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 39.7%ADMK 38.3%DMDK 16.9%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.