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Tamil Nadu · PC 29 · 1980
Mayiladuturai
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
KUDANTHAI RAMALINGAM N.
INC(I)· Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha
INC(I) 57.2%JNP 39.2%2 others 3.6%
Votes
2,91,625
57.2% share
Winning margin
92,005
18.1% of votes
Total votes cast
5,09,810
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUDANTHAI RAMALINGAM N. |  INC(I)Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha | 2,91,625 | 57.2% |
| 2 | GOVINDASAMY S. | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,99,620 | 39.2% |
| 3 | MAYURAM SUNDARESAN P. | JNP(S) | 13,743 | 2.7% |
| 4 | MALAVAI SINGARAVELAN T. | IND | 4,822 | 0.9% |
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 (14th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 6.2% · max 28.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
14th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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23rd of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 57.2%JNP 39.2%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,16,450
Density
629 / km²
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population31.5%
ST population0.2%
Figures are for Nagapattinam, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated93.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance70.9%
What's nearby?
6 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.