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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 218 · 1977
Tirunelveli
Winner — 1977
G.R. EDMUND
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 38.5%INC 27.9%4 others 33.6%
Votes
26,419
38.5% share
Winning margin
7,294
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,16,395
A clear win with a 10.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.R. EDMUND |  ADKAIADMK | 26,419 | 38.5% |
| 2 | KRISHNAN ALIAS NELLAI KANNAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 19,125 | 27.9% |
| 3 | R. SERVAIKAREN SUBBIAH | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 8,244 | 12.0% |
| 4 | E. NAMBI | DMK | 8,199 | 11.9% |
| 5 | M. ABDUL MAJEED | IND | 6,090 | 8.9% |
| 6 | E. HARIRAMAKRISHNAN | IND | 545 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (202nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
202nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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178th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 38.5%INC 27.9%JNP 12.0%DMK 11.9%IND 8.9%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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