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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 222 · 1996

Nanguneri

Winner — 1996

KRISHNAN, S.V.
CPI· DMK-led
CPI 40.3%ADMK 36.9%17 others 22.9%
Votes
37,342
40.3% share
Winning margin
3,149
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,62,580

A closely fought contest. KRISHNAN, S.V. won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNAN, S.V.
DMK-led
37,34240.3%
2
KARUNAKARAN, A.S.A.
34,19336.9%
3
VAMADEVAN, R.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
6,0026.5%
4
JEYAKUMAR, M.
BJP
5,3495.8%
5
UMA SANKAR
IND
3,8904.2%
6
MUTHIAH SWAMY DASSAN, P.
AIIC(T)
2,1442.3%
7
CHANDRASEKARAN, P.
IND
1,1391.2%
8
VAIRAMUTHU, K.
IND
4100.4%
9
JOHN KENNEDY, G.
IND
2960.3%
10
ARUMUGAM, S.
ATMK
2800.3%
11
ROYAL ENON, J.
IND
2790.3%
12
SIVA, S.S.
IND
2530.3%
13
SAM SAHABDEEN, S.
IND
2170.2%
14
NELLAIAPPAN, P.
IND
2050.2%
15
SANKAR, A.
IND
1770.2%
16
MUTHU VINAYAGAM, V.
IND
1700.2%
17
MARIAPPAN, S.
IND
1680.2%
18
SUDAGAR, J.
IND
1280.1%
19
PERINBAM, M.
IND
950.1%

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.

Average turnout (168th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.2% · max 49.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
168th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.79
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
190th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 40.3%ADMK 36.9%MDMK 6.5%BJP 5.8%OTH 10.6%

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?

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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