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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 225 · 1989

Tiruchendur

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Winner — 1989

KANDASAMY, K.P.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 42.5%INC 25.1%15 others 32.4%
Votes
42,084
42.5% share
Winning margin
17,181
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
64.5%
of 1,53,655

Tiruchendur is a safe seat — KANDASAMY, K.P. won by 17.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KANDASAMY, K.P.
DMK
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
42,08442.5%
2
SHUNMUGASUNDARAM KASIMARI, K.
INC
INC
24,90325.1%
3
CHELLADURAI, A.
ADK(JL)
21,09521.3%
4
KAYAL MOULANA ALIAS MOULANA
ADK(JR)
7,8087.9%
5
JEYAKUMAR, V.P.
BJP
1,8151.8%
6
THANGIAH, S.
IND
4570.5%
7
KASI C.P.
IND
2600.3%
8
KANI, A.
IND
1620.2%
9
NATARAJA IYYER, S.
IND
1090.1%
10
NOBLE, P.
IND
890.1%
11
THANGANADAR, P.S.
IFT
720.1%
12
ATHINARAYANAN, R.S.
IND
600.1%
13
MURUGAN, R.
IND
540.1%
14
POORNADOSS, D.
IND
360.0%
15
ARUMUGAHANI, R.
IND
260.0%
16
INBAKARAN, S.
IND
200.0%
17
SUYAMBU, S.M.
IND
200.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (158th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.6% · max 31.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
158th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.49
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
34th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.5%INC 25.1%ADK(JL) 21.3%ADK(JR) 7.9%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Bhaktavatsala Temple

Bhaktavatsala Temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Valisvara temple

Valisvara temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Valisvara temple

📍Google MapsOSM

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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