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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1984
Nagapattinam
Winner — 1984
G. VEERAIYAN
CPM 48.2%ADK 42.7%5 others 9.0%
Votes
43,684
48.2% share
Winning margin
4,986
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.5%
of 1,18,310
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. VEERAIYAN | 43,684 | 48.2% | |
| 2 | S. THENKOVAN |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 38,698 | 42.7% |
| 3 | K. KANNABIRAN | IND | 6,248 | 6.9% |
| 4 | N. ELAMURUGUSELVAN | ICJ | 850 | 0.9% |
| 5 | VELAI MU. ARUMUGAM | IND | 443 | 0.5% |
| 6 | R. BALASUBRAMANIAM | IND | 419 | 0.5% |
| 7 | R. NALLUTHEVAR | IND | 205 | 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 (166th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.9% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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166th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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171st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.2%ADK 42.7%IND 6.9%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.