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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1977
Nagercoil
Winner — 1977
M. VINCENT
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 36.5%JNP 36.2%5 others 27.4%
Votes
26,973
36.5% share
Winning margin
193
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
55.7%
of 1,32,870
Nagercoil was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 193 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. VINCENT |  ADKAIADMK | 26,973 | 36.5% |
| 2 | P. MUHAMMED ISMAIL | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 26,780 | 36.2% |
| 3 | G.C. MICHAEL RAJ | DMK | 12,824 | 17.3% |
| 4 | M.A. JAMES | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 6,721 | 9.1% |
| 5 | POOMEDAI S. LAKSHMANAN PILLAY | IND | 409 | 0.6% |
| 6 | V. EMMANUEL | IND | 165 | 0.2% |
| 7 | S.M. JEBOSTEEN | IND | 122 | 0.2% |
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 (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.1% · max 30.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
176th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
158th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 36.5%JNP 36.2%DMK 17.3%INC 9.1%OTH 0.9%
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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