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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 222 · 1977
Nanguneri
Winner — 1977
M. JOHN VINCENT
JNP· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
JNP 27.7%ADK 27.4%4 others 44.9%
Votes
18,668
27.7% share
Winning margin
204
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
56.0%
of 1,20,256
Nanguneri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 204 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. JOHN VINCENT | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 18,668 | 27.7% |
| 2 | D. VELIAH |  ADKAIADMK | 18,464 | 27.4% |
| 3 | M. RAJAGOPALAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 12,877 | 19.1% |
| 4 | S. SUDALAIYANDI | DMK | 9,381 | 13.9% |
| 5 | V. PERIASAMY | IND | 7,485 | 11.1% |
| 6 | M. VALLINAYAGAM | IND | 484 | 0.7% |
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.
Average turnout (168th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.2% · max 49.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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168th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.79
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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190th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 27.7%ADK 27.4%INC 19.1%DMK 13.9%IND 11.1%OTH 0.7%
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%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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