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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 201 · 1991

Ramanathapuram

Winner — 1991

THENNAVAN M.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 59.0%DMK 30.1%9 others 10.9%
Votes
62,004
59.0% share
Winning margin
30,369
28.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.6%
of 1,76,322

Ramanathapuram is a safe seat — THENNAVAN M. won by 28.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THENNAVAN M.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
62,00459.0%
2
KADER M. A.
DMK
31,63530.1%
3
RAJAHUSSAIN K.
7,0636.7%
4
MUNIYASAMY M. A.
BJP
2,9712.8%
5
DALLAS M.
IND
4910.5%
6
THAVAMANI K.
IND
2730.3%
7
RAKKAN M.
IND
2610.3%
8
RAJAGOPAL M.
IND
1800.2%
9
VENKATASAMY RAJU
TMM
1100.1%
10
MAN I A.
IND
650.1%
11
BASKARAN P.
IND
450.0%

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.

Average turnout (186th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
28.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.4% · max 30.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
186th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
174th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 59.0%DMK 30.1%PMK 6.7%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,45,899
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,868 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.2%Other 7.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.9%
Electricity91.6%
Sanitation39.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Women literate85.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance67.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Textile Made ups
Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

🏛️MonumentASI

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

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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