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Tamil Nadu · PC 38 · 1996
Tiruchendur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R.
TMC(M)
TMC(M) 55.6%INC 20.0%14 others 24.5%
Votes
3,17,943
55.6% share
Winning margin
2,03,711
35.6% of votes
Total votes cast
5,72,123
Candidates
16
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R. | TMC(M) | 3,17,943 | 55.6% |
| 2 | JUSTIN S. | INC | 1,14,232 | 20.0% |
| 3 | CHANDRA BOSE,N.S. | BJP | 79,051 | 13.8% |
| 4 | ANTON GOMEZ | United Front | 48,066 | 8.4% |
| 5 | SUNDARAM R. | IND | 3,274 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ARULAPPA NADAR S | IND | 2,995 | 0.5% |
| 7 | NAGARAJAN V. | IND | 1,406 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KARTHIKEYAN J. | IND | 1,113 | 0.2% |
| 9 | KUMARASAMY V. | IND | 991 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAJAGOPALAN N. | IND | 763 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MURUGENDRAN S. | IND | 655 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MARIA JOSEPH ALIAS MANUEL RAJ | IND | 451 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MUTHUPERUMAL P. | IND | 382 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BALASUBRAMANIAN A. | IND | 308 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SENTHURPANDI V. | IND | 306 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SIVARAMASUBRAMANIAM, R. | IND | 187 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (34th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.9% · min 0.0% · max 49.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
34th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
36th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 55.6%INC 20.0%BJP 13.8%JD 8.4%OTH 2.2%
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%
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?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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