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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1989

Padmanabhapuram

Winner — 1989

NOOR MOHMED, S.
CPM 27.2%INC 25.6%8 others 47.2%
Votes
21,489
27.2% share
Winning margin
1,314
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
62.7%
of 1,25,883

Padmanabhapuram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,314 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NOOR MOHMED, S.
21,48927.2%
2
JOSEPH, A.T.C.
INC
20,17525.6%
3
KUMARARADHAS, D.
IND
17,33022.0%
4
VELAYUDHAN, C.
14,40418.3%
5
SELVARAJ, P.
ADK(JR)
4,8036.1%
6
CHENPAGARAMAN, V.
IND
2560.3%
7
GEORGE, D.K.
IND
2210.3%
8
RAMACHANDRAN, V.
IND
850.1%
9
SHAHUL HAMEED ATHITHAN, M.S.
IND
750.1%
10
DHAS A.P.
IND
530.1%

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.

Low turnout (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.4% · max 31.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
229th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
187th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 27.2%INC 25.6%IND 22.0%BJP 18.3%ADK(JR) 6.1%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,70,374
Density
1111 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,684 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.6%Christian 46.9%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.1%
Electricity95.2%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Children underweight (under 5)14.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Women literate97.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.4%
Health insurance64.1%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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