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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1980
Kanniyakumari
Winner — 1980
MUTHUKRISHNAN, S.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 47.6%INC(I) 38.1%2 others 14.3%
Votes
35,613
47.6% share
Winning margin
7,098
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,12,972
A clear win with a 9.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTHUKRISHNAN, S. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 35,613 | 47.6% |
| 2 | MATHEVAN PILLAI, A. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 28,515 | 38.1% |
| 3 | ANANDAN, P. | JNP(JP) | 6,986 | 9.3% |
| 4 | ARULDHAS, P. | IND | 3,737 | 5.0% |
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 (193rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.0% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
193rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
215th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 47.6%INC(I) 38.1%JNP(JP) 9.3%OTH 5.0%
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
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.