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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1989
Kanniyakumari
Winner — 1989
SUBRAMONIA PILLAI, K.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 34.6%INC 32.2%9 others 33.1%
Votes
33,376
34.6% share
Winning margin
2,339
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
68.5%
of 1,40,558
A closely fought contest. SUBRAMONIA PILLAI, K. won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBRAMONIA PILLAI, K. | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 33,376 | 34.6% |
| 2 | AURMUGHAM PILLAI V. | INC | 31,037 | 32.2% |
| 3 | CHOCKALINGAM PILLAI K. | ADK(JL) | 22,391 | 23.2% |
| 4 | PERUMAL PILLAI K. | ADK(JR) | 5,928 | 6.2% |
| 5 | MONICKAVASAGAM PILLAI S. | 1,930 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | KODIKKAL CHELLAPPA | IND | 711 | 0.7% |
| 7 | CHELLAVADIVOO, C. | IND | 581 | 0.6% |
| 8 | VETHAMANICKAM A. | IND | 177 | 0.2% |
| 9 | HARI RAMAKRISHNAN, I. | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 10 | THANGASAMY, V. | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 11 | THANGASELVIN, D. | IND | 42 | 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 (193rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.0% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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193rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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215th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 34.6%INC 32.2%ADK(JL) 23.2%ADK(JR) 6.2%OTH 3.7%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.