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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 207 · 1977
Sivakasi
Winner — 1977
K. RAMASAMY
JNP· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
JNP 31.1%INC 28.9%4 others 40.0%
Votes
24,518
31.1% share
Winning margin
1,772
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.6%
of 1,23,965
A closely fought contest. K. RAMASAMY won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. RAMASAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 24,518 | 31.1% |
| 2 | DHARWAR | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 22,746 | 28.9% |
| 3 | K. PONNUPANDIAN |  ADKAIADMK | 22,315 | 28.3% |
| 4 | S. AMUDAN | DMK | 7,753 | 9.8% |
| 5 | K. KALIAPPA NADAR | IND | 1,079 | 1.4% |
| 6 | R. KANGATHANA THILAGAM | IND | 389 | 0.5% |
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 (138th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 2.3% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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138th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 234How much NOTA?
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0.4%
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123rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 31.1%INC 28.9%ADK 28.3%DMK 9.8%OTH 1.9%
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?
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.