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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 227 · 1980
Tuticorin
Winner — 1980
RAJENDRAN, S. N.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 57.6%DMK 41.9%1 others 0.5%
Votes
54,171
57.6% share
Winning margin
14,806
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
65.9%
of 1,42,776
Tuticorin is a safe seat — RAJENDRAN, S. N. won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRAN, S. N. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 54,171 | 57.6% |
| 2 | KRISHNAN, R. | DMK | 39,365 | 41.9% |
| 3 | ARUNACHALAM, V. | IND | 496 | 0.5% |
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 (192nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.4% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
192nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
157th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 57.6%DMK 41.9%OTH 0.5%
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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.