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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2021

Mailam

Winner — 2021

SIVAKUMAR C
PMK· NDA (NDA)
PMK 45.8%DMK 44.5%13 others 9.7%
Votes
81,044
45.8% share
Winning margin
2,230
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
79.5%
of 2,22,627

Mailam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,230 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SIVAKUMAR C
NDA (NDA)
81,04445.8%
2
Dr. MASILAMANI R
78,81444.5%
3
UMAMAHESWARI L
8,3404.7%
4
SUNDARESAN A
3,9212.2%
NOTA
NOTA
8840.5%
6
MASILAMANI V
IND
8070.5%
7
DURAI M
6480.4%
8
RAJASEKAR M
IND
6470.4%
9
MASILAMANI V
IND
5240.3%
10
MANAVALAN A
AMGRDMK
3770.2%
11
SRIDHAR D
IND
3440.2%
12
CHANDRA PRAKASH R
IND
2490.1%
13
SATHIYARAJ S
IND
1440.1%
14
SEKAR NAYAKKAR I M
IND
1370.1%
15
KANNAN G
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.

Average turnout (50th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.3% · max 37.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
50th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
234th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMK 45.8%DMK 44.5%OTH 9.2%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food products - Rice🏺Rice
Pallava Rock-cut shrine

Pallava Rock-cut shrine

🏛️MonumentASI

Pallava Rock-cut shrine

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Vinnamparai rock containing Pallava inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Vinnamparai rock containing Pallava inscriptions

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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