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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Tamil Nadu · PC 35 · 1999
Sivakasi
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Vaiko
MDMK· NDA (NDA)
MDMK 41.8%ADMK 32.2%14 others 26.0%
Votes
3,25,829
41.8% share
Winning margin
74,781
9.6% of votes
Total votes cast
7,79,464
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaiko | NDA (NDA) | 3,25,829 | 41.8% |
| 2 | Ramaswami, V.Justice | NDA | 2,51,048 | 32.2% |
| 3 | Gunasekaran.A. | TMC(M) | 1,52,817 | 19.6% |
| 4 | Thamaraikkani, R. | IND | 36,977 | 4.7% |
| 5 | Somasundaram.A. | IND | 4,660 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Seenichamy Thevar.A.C. |  FBL | 4,330 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Seenivasagan.V. | IND | 944 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Subbukkalai.K. | IND | 669 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Thiagarajan Alias Yogakannan, P.I.D. | IND | 500 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Sahadevan.P. | IND | 454 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Ramaswamy.I. | IND | 378 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Kannan.V. | IND | 234 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Ganesan.K. | IND | 224 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Gunasekaran,N. | IND | 163 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Manmathan, M | IND | 154 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Muthupandian, K. | IND | 83 | 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.
Average turnout (27th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 1.3% · max 24.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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27th of 39How crowded is the field?
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3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
38th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MDMK 41.8%ADMK 32.2%TMC(M) 19.6%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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