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Tamil Nadu · PC 39 · 2019

Kanniyakumari

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

Vasanthakumar. H
INC· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (UPA)
INC 59.8%BJP 35.0%14 others 5.1%
Votes
6,27,235
59.8% share
Winning margin
2,59,933
24.8% of votes
Total votes cast
10,48,377
Candidates
16
Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Vasanthakumar. H
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (UPA)
6,27,23559.8%
2
RADHAKRISHNAN. P
NDA
3,67,30235.0%
3
JAINTEEN. V
17,0691.6%
4
LEKSHMANAN. E
IND
12,3451.2%
5
EBENEZER. J
MNM
8,5900.8%
NOTA
NOTA
6,1310.6%
7
RAVI KUMAR. T
IND
2,4210.2%
8
BALASUBRAMANIAN. E
1,9890.2%
9
Santhakumar. N
IND
8640.1%
10
SUBI. T
FIP
8200.1%
11
PEACHI MUTHU. E
IND
8140.1%
12
PAULRAJ. C.M.
CPIM
7780.1%
13
Jackson. M. S.
DCLF
5960.1%
14
ESAKKIMUTHU. N
IND
5200.1%
15
NAGOOR MEERAN PEER MOHAMED. U
IND
4930.1%
16
ENOSE. M
IND
4100.0%

Average turnout (31st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.5% · max 27.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
31st of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
39th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.8%BJP 35.0%OTH 4.6%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 Cr

A 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?

21 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️CashewGI
Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial

🏛️MonumentASI

Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Vattakottai fort

Vattakottai fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Vattakottai fort

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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