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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1984
Nagercoil
Winner — 1984
RETNARAJ, S.
DMK· DMK
DMK 47.9%ADK 46.4%8 others 5.8%
Votes
41,572
47.9% share
Winning margin
1,271
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.1%
of 1,35,489
Nagercoil was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,271 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RETNARAJ, S. | DMK | 41,572 | 47.9% |
| 2 | JAGATHEESON, S. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 40,301 | 46.4% |
| 3 | NAVIS, A. | IND | 2,427 | 2.8% |
| 4 | LEKSHMANAN PILLAY, S. | IND | 1,081 | 1.2% |
| 5 | DEVATHASAN, S. | IND | 892 | 1.0% |
| 6 | KANAGASABAPATHI, S.A. | IND | 159 | 0.2% |
| 7 | AMBUJAKSHAN, N | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SHUNMUGHAM, A. | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 9 | RAMACHANDRAN, R. | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JEBOSTEEN, S.M. | IND | 54 | 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.
Average turnout (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
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
DMK 47.9%ADK 46.4%OTH 5.7%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.