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Tamil Nadu · PC 39 · 1998
Nagercoil
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
DENNIS, N.
TMC(M)· TMC(M)
TMC(M) 50.0%BJP 45.1%4 others 4.9%
Votes
2,96,611
50.0% share
Winning margin
29,185
4.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,93,176
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DENNIS, N. | TMC(M) TMC(M) | 2,96,611 | 50.0% |
| 2 | RADHAKRISHNAN, P. | NDA | 2,67,426 | 45.1% |
| 3 | STANISLAUS, P.S. | INC | 27,821 | 4.7% |
| 4 | AYYAPPAN, A. | IND | 904 | 0.1% |
| 5 | NAGOOR MEERAN PEER MOHAMED U. | IND | 287 | 0.1% |
| 6 | JOSEPH, P. | IND | 127 | 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.
Average turnout (31st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.5% · max 27.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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31st of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
39th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 50.0%BJP 45.1%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,70,374
Density
1111 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,684 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.6%Christian 46.9%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.1%
Electricity95.2%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Children underweight (under 5)14.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Women literate97.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.4%
Health insurance64.1%
What's nearby?
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