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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1980

Mugaiyur

Winner — 1980

SUNDARAMURTHY, R
INC(I)· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
INC(I) 53.2%ADK 42.9%4 others 3.9%
Votes
39,490
53.2% share
Winning margin
7,601
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.5%
of 1,20,828

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNDARAMURTHY, R
INC(I)
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
39,49053.2%
2
RAGOTHUMAN, G
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
31,88942.9%
3
RAMU, N
JNP(JP)
9851.3%
4
NATESA KANDER, S
IND
8971.2%
5
VIJAYAKUMAR, R
IND
7751.0%
6
JOSEPH, S
IND
2330.3%

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.

High turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 2.4% · max 37.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
35th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.2%ADK 42.9%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,843
Density
335 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,497 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population4.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.4%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.7%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation19.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.5%
Health insurance75.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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