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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 218 · 1986 by-elections
Tirunelveli
Winner — 1986 by-elections
VEERAPPAN.R.M
ADK
ADK 56.0%DMK 41.9%11 others 2.1%
Votes
52,729
56.0% share
Winning margin
13,234
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Tirunelveli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 13,234 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEERAPPAN.R.M |  ADK | 52,729 | 0.0% |
| 2 | SUBRAMANIAN.A.L | 39,495 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | JEYAPAUL.A | 1,006 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | J.PANDIAN.P | IND | 526 | 0.0% |
| 5 | JOHN.P | IND | 75 | 0.0% |
| 6 | M.MATHUR.M | IND | 66 | 0.0% |
| 7 | KARUDHAPANDI.T.K | IND | 59 | 0.0% |
| 8 | RAYAPPAN.M | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 9 | SURIAMUTHU.S | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 10 | RAMAKRISHNAN.M | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 11 | JAYAVEERAPANDIAN | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 12 | RAJAGOPAL.P | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 13 | MURUGESAN.S | IND | 21 | 0.0% |
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 (202nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
202nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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178th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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