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Tamil Nadu · PC 37 · 2004Reserved (SC)
Tenkasi
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
APPADURAI, M.
CPI· Left
CPI 48.9%ADMK 31.7%11 others 19.4%
Votes
3,48,000
48.9% share
Winning margin
1,22,176
17.2% of votes
Total votes cast
7,12,150
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APPADURAI, M. | Left | 3,48,000 | 48.9% |
| 2 | MURUGESAN. S | 2,25,824 | 31.7% | |
| 3 | KRISHNASAMY. DR., K | NDA | 1,01,122 | 14.2% |
| 4 | VADIVEL KUMAR. M | IND | 14,441 | 2.0% |
| 5 | LAKSHMANAN. R | IND | 5,599 | 0.8% |
| 6 | LUKE JAYAKUMAR. P | 4,759 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | CHANDRAN. S | JP | 2,449 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAMAKRISHNAN. S | IND | 2,285 | 0.3% |
| 9 | BALASUNDARAM. S | IND | 2,153 | 0.3% |
| 10 | CHELLAMMAL. A | IND | 1,663 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SARAVANAN. T | IND | 1,436 | 0.2% |
| 12 | GOPALAKRISHNAN. E | IND | 1,378 | 0.2% |
| 13 | AMIRTHA RAJ. T | IND | 1,041 | 0.1% |
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Average turnout (28th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.1% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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28th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
3rd of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 48.9%ADMK 31.7%JD(U) 14.2%OTH 5.2%
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%
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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
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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.