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Tamil Nadu · PC 37 · 1989Reserved (SC)
Tenkasi
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
M.ARUNACHALAM
INC· AIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991
INC 62.5%CPM 35.0%6 others 2.5%
Votes
3,93,075
62.5% share
Winning margin
1,72,707
27.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,28,887
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.ARUNACHALAM | AIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991 | 3,93,075 | 62.5% |
| 2 | R.KRISHAN | National Front | 2,20,368 | 35.0% |
| 3 | S.MUTHIAH | IND | 4,320 | 0.7% |
| 4 | S.MANICKARAJ | TMM | 3,680 | 0.6% |
| 5 | E.GOPALAKIRSHNAN | IND | 2,638 | 0.4% |
| 6 | M.SUBHRAMANIAN | IND | 2,271 | 0.4% |
| 7 | S.SIVAN | IND | 1,675 | 0.3% |
| 8 | V.MOHAN | IND | 860 | 0.1% |
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 (28th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.1% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
28th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
3rd of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.5%CPM 35.0%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%
Figures are for Tirunelveli, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
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Two Rock cut Temples with Inscriptions
🏛️MonumentASI
Two Rock cut Temples with 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.