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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1984
Padmanabhapuram
Winner — 1984
V.BALACHANDRAN
IND
IND 37.8%ADK 32.0%1 others 30.2%
Votes
28,465
37.8% share
Winning margin
4,317
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,10,266
A clear win with a 5.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.BALACHANDRAN | IND | 28,465 | 37.8% |
| 2 | M. VINCENT |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 24,148 | 32.0% |
| 3 | P.D.S. MONY | 22,743 | 30.2% |
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 (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.4% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
229th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
187th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 37.8%ADK 32.0%JNP 30.2%
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?
2 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.