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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1991
Nagercoil
Winner — 1991
MOSES M.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 56.8%DMK 26.5%9 others 16.7%
Votes
56,363
56.8% share
Winning margin
30,052
30.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
55.8%
of 1,77,734
Nagercoil is a safe seat — MOSES M. won by 30.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOSES M. | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 56,363 | 56.8% |
| 2 | RETNARAJ S. | DMK | 26,311 | 26.5% |
| 3 | KUMARAVEL K.A. | BJP | 15,833 | 16.0% |
| 4 | RAJA K.S. | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 5 | ISAIS MISHA J. | 133 | 0.1% | |
| 6 | DEVARAJAN P. | TMM | 99 | 0.1% |
| 7 | ARPUTHURAJ K. | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SANKARANARAYANAN S. | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 9 | NAGOOR MEERAN PEER MOHAMAD U. | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| 10 | STEWART GNANADHAS | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MOHAN N. | IND | 37 | 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.
Average turnout (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.1% · max 30.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
176th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
158th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.8%DMK 26.5%BJP 16.0%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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