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Tamil Nadu · PC 29 · 1996
Mayiladuturai
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
RAJENDIRAN P.V
TMC(M)
TMC(M) 55.7%INC 32.4%7 others 11.9%
Votes
3,67,778
55.7% share
Winning margin
1,53,544
23.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,60,278
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDIRAN P.V | TMC(M) | 3,67,778 | 55.7% |
| 2 | MANI SHANKAR AIYAR | INC | 2,14,234 | 32.5% |
| 3 | KOTHAI KESAVAN | United Front | 38,656 | 5.8% |
| 4 | VENKATESAN A | United Front | 30,209 | 4.6% |
| 5 | RAJA PATHER S | IND | 3,030 | 0.5% |
| 6 | PAUL RAMAMURTHY R | 2,439 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | JANARTHANAN T.K.S | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,215 | 0.3% |
| 8 | GANESAN V.G | IND | 901 | 0.1% |
| 9 | ABDUL JALEED A | IND | 816 | 0.1% |
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 (14th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 6.2% · max 28.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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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
TMC(M) 55.7%INC 32.5%PMK 5.8%OTH 6.0%
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
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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.