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Tamil Nadu · PC 39 · 2021 by-election
Kanniyakumari
Winner — 2021 by-election
VIJAYAKUMAR (Alias) VIJAY VASANTH
INC 52.5%BJP 39.9%11 others 7.6%
Votes
5,76,037
52.5% share
Winning margin
1,37,950
12.6% of votes
Total votes cast
10,97,284
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAYAKUMAR (Alias) VIJAY VASANTH | 5,76,037 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | RADHAKRISHNAN P. | 4,38,087 | 39.9% | |
| 3 | ANETTER ALLWYN R. | 58,593 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | SHUBA CHARLES | MNM | 8,536 | 0.8% |
| 5 | NOTA | — | 4,938 | 0.5% |
| 6 | THEODARE SAM G. | IND | 2,957 | 0.3% |
| 7 | HAWKINS K. | IND | 1,749 | 0.2% |
| 8 | DENNISON V. | IND | 1,735 | 0.2% |
| 9 | JULIUS K. | IND | 1,315 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RAJIV V. | IND | 1,121 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PAULRAJ C. M. | IND | 832 | 0.1% |
| 12 | JEROME LOURDHU RAJA A. | IND | 723 | 0.1% |
| 13 | NAGOOR MEERAN PEER MOHAMED U. | IND | 661 | 0.1% |
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
safe12.6%
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
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39th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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39th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.5%BJP 39.9%NTK 5.3%OTH 2.3%
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?
21 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.