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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1989

Mugaiyur

Winner — 1989

SAMPATH, A.G.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 45.2%INC 30.7%10 others 24.1%
Votes
43,585
45.2% share
Winning margin
13,986
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
70.0%
of 1,37,681

A clear win with a 14.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMPATH, A.G.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
43,58545.2%
2
LONGAN, M.
INC
29,59930.7%
3
RAGOTHAMAN, G.
ADK(JR)
13,87514.4%
4
GOTHANDARAMAN, G.
ADK(JL)
7,4267.7%
5
SUBRAMANI, S.
IND
3110.3%
6
RAMAN YADAV, G.J.
ICJ(BG)
3040.3%
7
KUMAR N.
IND
2830.3%
8
BASI RAJA, R.
IND
2790.3%
9
DHANARAJAN, C.
IND
2350.2%
10
PALANISAMY, S.
IND
2320.2%
11
PANNEERSELVAM, M.P
IND
1410.1%
12
DENIEL JOY, C.
IND
1100.1%

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
14.5%
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 45.2%INC 30.7%ADK(JR) 14.4%ADK(JL) 7.7%OTH 2.0%

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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