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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 225 · 1991

Tiruchendur

Winner — 1991

CHELLADURAI A.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 58.6%DMK 29.9%18 others 11.4%
Votes
54,442
58.6% share
Winning margin
26,648
28.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
53.6%
of 1,73,304

Tiruchendur is a safe seat — CHELLADURAI A. won by 28.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHELLADURAI A.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
54,44258.6%
2
PANDIAN A.S.
DMK
27,79429.9%
3
POOVANAM K.
BJP
4,6155.0%
4
PACKIARAJ A.
IND
3,0163.3%
5
KAYAL MAHABOOB
MUL
2,0392.2%
6
PAULPANDIYAN
IND
2020.2%
7
JOSEPH A.
JP
1770.2%
8
ANDREWS
TMM
840.1%
9
HJEYAMURUGAN M.
IND
810.1%
10
KANI A.
IND
620.1%
11
SUYAMBU
IND
590.1%
12
POWN MODASAMI A.
IND
500.1%
13
KOTTALAMUTHU S.
IND
440.1%
14
RAHANTHIRAN S.
IND
400.0%
15
AYYADURAI A.
IND
390.0%
16
KYAL MANUEL RAJ N.
IND
360.0%
17
PERUMAL P.
IND
280.0%
18
JAHUBAR A.
IND
220.0%
19
PERUMAL S.
IND
200.0%
20
PATTANI C.
IND
140.0%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.7%
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
ADK 58.6%DMK 29.9%OTH 11.4%

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
Valisvara temple

Valisvara temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Valisvara temple

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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