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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1971

Ramanathapuram

Winner — 1971

SATHIYENDRAN M. S. K.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 65.1%NCO 31.4%2 others 3.5%
Votes
40,690
65.0% share
Winning margin
21,041
33.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.5%
of 92,658

Ramanathapuram is a safe seat — SATHIYENDRAN M. S. K. won by 33.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATHIYENDRAN M. S. K.
40,69065.0%
2
BALAGANGADHARAN R.
19,64931.4%
3
ABDULIAH E. M.
IND
1,6322.6%
4
MANI V. A.
IND
5780.9%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (101st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
33.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.7% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
101st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
110th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 65.0%NCO 31.4%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

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