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Tamil Nadu · PC 37 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Tenkasi

Winner — Lok Sabha 1991

ARUNACHALAM M.
INC· AIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991
INC 63.6%DMK 33.2%5 others 3.2%
Votes
3,81,721
63.6% share
Winning margin
1,82,086
30.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,00,569
Candidates
7
Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUNACHALAM M.
AIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991
3,81,72163.6%
2
SADHAN THIRUMALAIKUMAR T.
Janata Dal
1,99,63533.2%
3
NAMBIRAJAN E.
11,4791.9%
4
SAKER
TMM
3,1900.5%
5
GOPALAKRISHNAN E.
IND
1,7370.3%
6
SUBRAMANIAN M.
IND
1,6160.3%
7
ARIRAMAKRISHAN I.
IND
1,1910.2%

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
safe
30.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.1% · max 42.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
28th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
3rd of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.6%DMK 33.2%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
🏛️

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.

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