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Tamil Nadu · PC 30 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Nagapattinam

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

SELVARASU M
CPI· United Front
CPI 56.8%INC 24.9%4 others 18.3%
Votes
3,94,330
56.8% share
Winning margin
2,21,346
31.9% of votes
Total votes cast
6,94,577
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SELVARASU M
United Front
3,94,33056.8%
2
KANNIVANNAN M
INC
1,72,98424.9%
3
THAMBUSAMY V
United Front
1,08,06915.6%
4
RAJAMANI S
BJP
16,5822.4%
5
GANESAN, MAVAI
IND
1,6730.2%
6
LASHMI T
IND
9390.1%

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 (26th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.4% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
26th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
14th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 56.8%INC 24.9%CPM 15.6%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%

Figures are for Thanjavur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%

What's nearby?

11 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Products🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.

Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.

🏛️MonumentASI

Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.

Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple

Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple

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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