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Tamil Nadu · PC 15 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Rasipuram
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
SAROJA V.DR.
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 52.4%TMC(M) 43.0%9 others 4.7%
Votes
3,02,801
52.4% share
Winning margin
54,377
9.4% of votes
Total votes cast
5,78,384
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAROJA V.DR. | NDA (NDA) | 3,02,801 | 52.4% |
| 2 | KANDASAMY K. | TMC(M) | 2,48,424 | 43.0% |
| 3 | THENMOZHI. K. | INC | 18,178 | 3.1% |
| 4 | ARUL MANI V. | PT | 5,338 | 0.9% |
| 5 | SADASIVAM P. | 1,159 | 0.2% | |
| 6 | PALANIAPPAN K. | IND | 928 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SUBRAMANI R. | IND | 510 | 0.1% |
| 8 | PRABAKARAN K. | IND | 360 | 0.1% |
| 9 | VEERA BABU V. | 323 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | RAMASAMY R. | IND | 205 | 0.0% |
| 11 | DHARMARAJAN A. | IND | 158 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.1% · min 5.2% · max 44.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
5th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
15th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 52.4%TMC(M) 43.0%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%
What's nearby?
4 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.