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Tamil Nadu · PC 11 · 1998

Cuddalore

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

DHAMOTHARAN M.C.
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 48.8%TMC(M) 44.6%2 others 6.6%
Votes
3,09,985
48.8% share
Winning margin
27,129
4.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,34,744
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHAMOTHARAN M.C.
NDA (NDA)
3,09,98548.8%
2
VENKATESAN P.R.S.
TMC(M)
2,82,85644.6%
3
ERAMADASS, DR. R
INC
40,6036.4%
4
NAMBIYAR K.
1,3000.2%

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 (10th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 4.3% · max 33.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
10th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 48.8%TMC(M) 44.6%INC 6.4%OTH 0.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

🏛️MonumentASI

Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

🏛️

Prehistoric site, Mottur

🏛️MonumentASI

Prehistoric site

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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