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Tamil Nadu · PC 36 · 1996
Tirunelveli
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
SIVAPRAKASAM D.S.A.
DMK· United Front
DMK 45.5%ADMK 27.3%14 others 27.2%
Votes
2,95,001
45.5% share
Winning margin
1,18,280
18.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,47,991
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIVAPRAKASAM D.S.A. | United Front | 2,95,001 | 45.5% |
| 2 | RAJASELVAM A.R. | 1,76,721 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | KUTTY ALIAS SHUNMUGA CHIDAMBARAM C.A.R. | United Front | 77,648 | 12.0% |
| 4 | KRISHNASAMY K. | JP | 61,567 | 9.5% |
| 5 | PONNIAH A.R. | BJP | 25,545 | 3.9% |
| 6 | NAGIREDDI O. | IND | 2,497 | 0.4% |
| 7 | NOORDEEN N.S. | IND | 2,036 | 0.3% |
| 8 | APPASU DEIVENDRAN | IND | 1,461 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAYAPPAN M. | IND | 1,425 | 0.2% |
| 10 | MUTHIA DEVAR | IND | 1,062 | 0.2% |
| 11 | JOHNY SELVARAJ ALIAS THIRUSELVAM | IND | 692 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PONRAJ P. | IND | 647 | 0.1% |
| 13 | CHANDRAMOHAN A. | IND | 550 | 0.1% |
| 14 | TAMILSELVI T. | IND | 409 | 0.1% |
| 15 | DEVADOSS R. | IND | 395 | 0.1% |
| 16 | JEEVARATHINAM S. | IND | 335 | 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 (30th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 1.1% · max 41.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
30th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
20th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 45.5%ADMK 27.3%MDMK 12.0%JP 9.5%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%
What's nearby?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.