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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 227 · 1984
Tuticorin
Winner — 1984
S.N. RAJENDRAN
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 56.5%DMK 35.6%7 others 7.8%
Votes
59,622
56.5% share
Winning margin
22,073
20.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.0%
of 1,52,824
Tuticorin is a safe seat — S.N. RAJENDRAN won by 20.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.N. RAJENDRAN |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 59,622 | 56.5% |
| 2 | A. AYYASAMY | DMK | 37,549 | 35.6% |
| 3 | G. ANTHONY FERNANDO | IND | 6,564 | 6.2% |
| 4 | V. ARUNACHALAM | IND | 936 | 0.9% |
| 5 | V.S. UDAYASOORIYAN | IND | 310 | 0.3% |
| 6 | S. MUNIASAMY THEVAR | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 7 | N.S.S. RAMAKRISHNAN | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 8 | A. RAJA | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 9 | P.S.P.K. RATHNA DURAI PANDIAN | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
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
lean20.9%
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 56.5%DMK 35.6%IND 6.2%OTH 1.6%
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.