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Tamil Nadu · PC 35 · 1998

Sivakasi

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

VAIKO
MDMK· Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MDMK 50.7%CPI 33.0%11 others 16.3%
Votes
3,87,694
50.7% share
Winning margin
1,34,923
17.6% of votes
Total votes cast
7,64,917
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VAIKO
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3,87,69450.7%
2
ALAGIRISAMY, V.
Left
2,52,77133.0%
3
SATHIYAMOORTHY, S.
PT
1,06,72613.9%
4
RAJENDRAN, K.
INC
9,7451.3%
5
MARIAPPAN, K.
IND
1,9220.3%
6
PONNUSAMY, C.
IND
1,7560.2%
7
MANMATHAN, M.
IND
1,0210.1%
8
THIAGARAJAN ALIAS YOGAKANNAN, P.I.D.
IND
7930.1%
9
GURUSAMY, M.
IND
6390.1%
10
RAJASEKAR, A.
6270.1%
11
RENGANAYAGAM, S.V.
IND
5830.1%
12
KANNAN, V.
IND
3690.1%
13
RAMASAMY, R.P.
IND
2710.0%

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.

Average turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 1.3% · max 24.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
27th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
38th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MDMK 50.7%CPI 33.0%PT 13.9%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
13,53,445
Density
330 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,104 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Ramanathapuram, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 15.4%Christian 6.7%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.1%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation36.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.7%
Health insurance69.7%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️CashewGI🏺Dry Fish🏺Engineering Products🏺Marine Foods
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Soundararajaperumal Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Soundararajaperumal Temple

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Stone idols of Ganesa and Anjaneya

🏛️MonumentASI

Stone idols of Ganesa and Anjaneya

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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