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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 203 · 1980
Mudukulathur
Winner — 1980
DHANUKKODI THEVAR,K.
IND
IND 51.4%INC(I) 44.8%3 others 3.8%
Votes
42,711
51.4% share
Winning margin
5,536
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.7%
of 1,34,626
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANUKKODI THEVAR,K. | IND | 42,711 | 51.4% |
| 2 | BALAKRISHNAN, S. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 37,175 | 44.8% |
| 3 | RAMAN, E. | IND | 1,790 | 2.2% |
| 4 | MADANA MEE RA, T. K. S. | IND | 1,117 | 1.4% |
| 5 | VEERAVAIDIYANATHAN, M. S. | IND | 250 | 0.3% |
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 (135th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 2.5% · max 24.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
135th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.87
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
79th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 51.4%INC(I) 44.8%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.