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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 218 · 1996
Tirunelveli
Winner — 1996
SUBRAMANIAN, A.L.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 52.5%ADMK 32.1%18 others 15.5%
Votes
59,914
52.5% share
Winning margin
23,324
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,70,499
Tirunelveli is a safe seat — SUBRAMANIAN, A.L. won by 20.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBRAMANIAN, A.L. | DMK-led | 59,914 | 52.5% |
| 2 | KARUPPASAMY PANDIAN, V. | 36,590 | 32.0% | |
| 3 | ACHIYUR MANI, M. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 9,295 | 8.1% |
| 4 | PERUMAL, P. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 3,141 | 2.8% |
| 5 | CHIDAMBARAM, SU. | BJP | 2,171 | 1.9% |
| 6 | KALAIVANAN, P. | JP | 1,661 | 1.4% |
| 7 | SANKARAPANDIAN, T. | CPI(ML)(L) | 351 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MOHAMED ABDUL MALIK, V.A. | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ARMUGADASS YADAV | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ARUMUGASAMY, K. | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 11 | LAKSHMANAN, K. | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PONNUSAMY, T.M. | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ARIRAM, M. | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 14 | CHINNASAMY, N. | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 15 | ESAKKI, S. | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RAJ MOHAN, K. | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 17 | CHANDRASEKAR, M.P. | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 18 | JEEVARATHINAM, S. | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 19 | JAYARAJ, P. | IND | 16 | 0.0% |
| 20 | SAMRAJ EDWARD PANDIAN, R. | IND | 15 | 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 (202nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
202nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
178th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.5%ADMK 32.0%MDMK 8.1%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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