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Tamil Nadu · PC 29 · 1999
Mayiladuturai
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Manishankar Aiyar
INC· INC
INC 50.2%PMK 44.0%2 others 5.8%
Votes
3,24,384
50.2% share
Winning margin
40,131
6.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,45,796
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manishankar Aiyar | INC | 3,24,384 | 50.2% |
| 2 | Arul Mozhi P.D. | NDA | 2,84,253 | 44.0% |
| 3 | Krishnamoorthy, K. | TMC(M) | 34,998 | 5.4% |
| 4 | Balasundaram S. | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,161 | 0.3% |
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
safe6.2%
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?
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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?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.2%PMK 44.0%TMC(M) 5.4%OTH 0.3%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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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.