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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1989

Nagapattinam

Winner — 1989

G. VEERAIYAN
CPM 44.7%INC 30.9%9 others 24.4%
Votes
44,681
44.7% share
Winning margin
13,797
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
75.5%
of 1,32,478

A clear win with a 13.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G. VEERAIYAN
44,68144.7%
2
PON PALANIVELU
INC
30,88430.9%
3
N. ILAMURUGUSELVAM
ADK(JL)
16,68216.7%
4
S. THENGOVAN
ADK(JR)
6,8006.8%
5
R. PACKIRISAMI
IND
2860.3%
6
R. RAMPRASATH
IND
1590.2%
7
S. DURAIRASAN
IND
1220.1%
8
T. V. S. SRIDHARAN
IND
1120.1%
9
M. MURUGAIYA PILLAI
IND
1060.1%
10
A. RAMAKRISHNAN
IND
830.1%
11
M. S. MANI
IND
480.1%

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 (166th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.9% · max 20.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
166th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
171st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.7%INC 30.9%ADK(JL) 16.7%ADK(JR) 6.8%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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