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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 227 · 1989
Tuticorin
Winner — 1989
N. PERIASAMY
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 31.9%INC 31.5%12 others 36.6%
Votes
39,688
31.9% share
Winning margin
547
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
68.8%
of 1,80,816
Tuticorin was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 547 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. PERIASAMY | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 39,688 | 31.9% |
| 2 | V. SHUNMUGAM | INC | 39,141 | 31.5% |
| 3 | V. JABARAJ | ADK(JL) | 22,181 | 17.8% |
| 4 | R. KRISHNAN | ADK(JR) | 21,351 | 17.2% |
| 5 | W. MEGTON | IND | 791 | 0.6% |
| 6 | P. RAGU | IND | 367 | 0.3% |
| 7 | K. KOTHANDARAMAN | IND | 271 | 0.2% |
| 8 | I. THANGAPALAM | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 9 | V. ARUNACHALAM | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 10 | S. RAJIAH | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 11 | P.S. NARAYANAMOOPPANAR | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 12 | N.S.S. RAMAKRISHNAN | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 13 | V. SUDALAIMANI | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 14 | S. SELVARAJ | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (192nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.4% · max 34.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
192nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
157th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 31.9%INC 31.5%ADK(JL) 17.8%ADK(JR) 17.2%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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