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Tamil Nadu · PC 9 · 1999
Vandavasi
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Durai, M.
PMK· NDA (NDA)
PMK 51.7%INC 42.8%1 others 5.5%
Votes
3,45,539
51.7% share
Winning margin
59,197
8.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,68,725
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durai, M. | NDA (NDA) | 3,45,539 | 51.7% |
| 2 | Krishnasswamy, M. | AIADMK-led alliance (incl. INC, CPI(M), CPI, INL), Tamil Nadu 1999 Lok Sabha | 2,86,342 | 42.8% |
| 3 | Wahab, K.A. | TMC(M) | 36,844 | 5.5% |
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 (16th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 8.8% · max 27.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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16th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
22nd of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMK 51.7%INC 42.8%TMC(M) 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%
What's nearby?
9 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.