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Tamil Nadu · PC 37 · 2009Reserved (SC)
Tenkasi
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
LINGAM P
CPI· Left
CPI 37.7%INC 33.0%7 others 29.3%
Votes
2,81,174
37.7% share
Winning margin
34,677
4.7% of votes
Total votes cast
7,46,045
Candidates
9
Seat history
0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total
Average turnout (28th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.1% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
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 37.7%INC 33.0%PT 15.6%DMDK 10.2%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
A 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.