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Tamil Nadu · PC 34 · 1991

Ramanathapuram

Winner — Lok Sabha 1991

RAJESHWARAN V.
INC· AIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991
INC 59.3%DMK 30.1%9 others 10.7%
Votes
3,48,415
59.3% share
Winning margin
1,71,526
29.2% of votes
Total votes cast
5,88,029
Candidates
11
Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESHWARAN V.
AIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991
3,48,41559.3%
2
KATHER BATCHA ALIAS VELLAICHAMY S.
Janata Dal
1,76,88930.1%
3
ABDUL RAZAK A.A.
MUL
49,4428.4%
4
RAJENDRAN P.
TMM
3,1400.5%
5
MUTHUTHEVAR K.
IND
2,6620.5%
6
NAGAIMUGAN K.
IND
1,9880.3%
7
GOPAL A.
IND
1,5470.3%
8
RAMAN I.
IND
1,5100.3%
9
GOVINDAN ALIAS VIBOOTHISAMIYAR V.
IND
1,2000.2%
10
PERIASAMY PANNAI S.
IND
6560.1%
11
VELUSAMY V.
IND
5800.1%

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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.4% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
21st of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.45
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
25th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.3%DMK 30.1%MUL 8.4%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,42,288
Density
458 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,241 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Virudhunagar, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation30.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gauze Cloth🏺Sivakasi Crackers
Cavern with Panchapandava beds on western slope of the hills and similar beds behind the Sikkandar…

Cavern with Panchapandava beds on western slope of the hills and similar beds behind the Sikkandar…

🏛️MonumentASI

Cavern with Panchapandava beds on western slope of the hills and similar beds behind the Sikkandar mosque on the top

Rock cut Jain bas-relief and beds and a mutilated Jain stone image

Rock cut Jain bas-relief and beds and a mutilated Jain stone image

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut Jain bas-relief and beds and a mutilated Jain stone image

Rock cut bas-relief of Jain images with inscriptions in Vatteluthu in Ammanamalai or Samanarmalai

Rock cut bas-relief of Jain images with inscriptions in Vatteluthu in Ammanamalai or Samanarmalai

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut bas-relief of Jain images with inscriptions in Vatteluthu in Ammanamalai or Samanarmalai

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Rock cut beds under natural rock shelter in Ammanamalai or Samanarmalai

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut beds under natural rock shelter in Ammanamalai or Samanarmalai

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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