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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Tamil Nadu · PC 35 · 1980
Sivakasi
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
SOURDARARAJAN N.
ADK
ADK 46.1%INC(I) 44.8%13 others 9.2%
Votes
2,34,654
46.1% share
Winning margin
6,612
1.3% of votes
Total votes cast
5,09,343
Candidates
15
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOURDARARAJAN N. |  ADK | 2,34,654 | 46.1% |
| 2 | JAYALAKSHIMI V. |  INC(I)Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha | 2,28,042 | 44.8% |
| 3 | SRIRAM R.M. | IND | 21,157 | 4.2% |
| 4 | RAJU S.P. | IND | 12,422 | 2.4% |
| 5 | APPAN G.A. | IND | 2,455 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SHENBAGAMOORTHY S.P. | IND | 2,402 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SURIYANARAYANAN R. | 1,856 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | ARULRAJ TTHEVVAR S. | IND | 1,174 | 0.2% |
| 9 | JAGANATTHAN A. | IND | 991 | 0.2% |
| 10 | VEERAPUTHINA NADAR V.S. | IND | 909 | 0.2% |
| 11 | KALIPPAN K. | IND | 806 | 0.2% |
| 12 | VELLAICHAMY ALIAS APPU REDDIAR | IND | 709 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAJAN S. | IND | 670 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SANTHARAM V.N. | IND | 570 | 0.1% |
| 15 | LAKSHMANASUBBARAJULU G. | IND | 526 | 0.1% |
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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 (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 1.3% · max 24.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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27th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
38th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 46.1%INC(I) 44.8%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,53,445
Density
330 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,104 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population0.1%
Figures are for Ramanathapuram, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 15.4%Christian 6.7%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.1%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation36.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.7%
Health insurance69.7%
What's nearby?
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