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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2021

Mayiladuthurai

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Winner — 2021

Rajakumar.S
INC· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
INC 42.2%PMK 40.6%13 others 17.2%
Votes
73,642
42.2% share
Winning margin
2,742
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
70.1%
of 2,48,987

Mayiladuthurai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,742 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Rajakumar.S
INC
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
73,64242.2%
2
Palanisamy.A
PMK
70,90040.6%
3
Kasiraman.K
NTK
13,1867.5%
4
Anbarasan Komal R K
AMMK
7,2824.2%
5
Ravichandran.N
MNM
5,9333.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,0670.6%
7
Rajkumar.S
TNLK
6510.4%
8
Shamsudeen.N
BSP
5260.3%
9
Rajendran.M
IND
3560.2%
10
Niranjan.R
IND
2430.1%
11
Manimaran.T
IND
2080.1%
12
Ganesan.S
IND
1850.1%
13
Babusankar.R
IND
1680.1%
14
Loga.Sampath
IND
1550.1%
15
Thimothy.T
IND
1380.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (199th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 1.6% · max 27.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
199th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
204th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.2%PMK 40.6%NTK 7.5%OTH 9.1%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,16,450
Density
629 / km²
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population31.5%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated93.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance70.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Veerateeswarar temple, Korukkai

Veerateeswarar temple, Korukkai

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