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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1971

Sivakasi

Winner — 1971

KALIMUTHU K
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 59.4%SWA 38.0%2 others 2.6%
Votes
39,854
59.4% share
Winning margin
14,368
21.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.0%
of 1,01,587

Sivakasi is a safe seat — KALIMUTHU K won by 21.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALIMUTHU K
39,85459.4%
2
SUNDARARAJ NAICKER N.
Grand Alliance
25,48638.0%
3
MUTHUNADAR K.
IND
1,0631.6%
4
GURUSAMY S. K.
IND
6711.0%

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 (160th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.9% · max 21.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
160th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.40
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.4%SWA 38.0%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,42,288
Density
458 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,241 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation30.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gauze Cloth🏺Sivakasi Crackers

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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