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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1996

Mugaiyur

Winner — 1996

SAMPATH, A.G.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 61.8%ADMK 24.1%11 others 14.1%
Votes
68,215
61.8% share
Winning margin
41,596
37.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
65.3%
of 1,68,995

Mugaiyur is a safe seat — SAMPATH, A.G. won by 37.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMPATH, A.G.
DMK-led
68,21561.8%
2
ARANGARATHAN, T.M.
26,61924.1%
3
KALIVARADHAN, V.A.T.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
10,3719.4%
4
RAJAGOPAL, P.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
2,9502.7%
5
YESU @ YESUDASAN, V.
IND
7110.6%
6
KOVALAN,I.V.
CPI(ML)(L)
5370.5%
7
MOHANRAJ, G.
IND
2320.2%
8
RAJENDRAN, S.
IND
2040.2%
9
SUBRAMANI, S.
IND
1460.1%
10
SIVAGLANAM, A.
IND
1160.1%
11
GOVINDARAJAN, E.
IND
1110.1%
12
PERUMAL, P.
IND
1110.1%
13
SUBRAMANIAM, A.
IND
1090.1%

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
37.7%
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
DMK 61.8%ADMK 24.1%PMK 9.4%OTH 4.7%

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
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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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