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Tamil Nadu · PC 1 · 1998
Madras North
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
KUPPUSAMI C
DMK· DMK
DMK 47.1%MDMK 39.0%8 others 13.9%
Votes
4,01,322
47.1% share
Winning margin
69,093
8.1% of votes
Total votes cast
8,51,847
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUPPUSAMI C | DMK | 4,01,322 | 47.1% |
| 2 | SABAPATHY MOHAN, R.T. | 3,32,229 | 39.0% | |
| 3 | SOUNDARA RAJAN A | Left | 50,590 | 5.9% |
| 4 | BHARATHI, G.K.J | INC | 47,147 | 5.5% |
| 5 | DEVANATHAN, T | 12,085 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | KUMARASAMY, S | CPI(ML)(L) | 4,100 | 0.5% |
| 7 | KALAISELVAN, K | IND | 1,608 | 0.2% |
| 8 | GANESAN, J | IND | 1,331 | 0.2% |
| 9 | BASKAR, N | IND | 757 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MOORTHY, T.K. | 678 | 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 (25th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 3.7% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
25th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
9th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.1%MDMK 39.0%CPM 5.9%INC 5.5%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
25 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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