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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1996
Nagercoil
Winner — 1996
MOSES, M.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 48.4%BJP 21.4%18 others 30.2%
Votes
51,086
48.4% share
Winning margin
28,478
27.0% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,85,144
Nagercoil is a safe seat — MOSES, M. won by 27.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOSES, M. | TMC(M) DMK-led | 51,086 | 48.4% |
| 2 | VELPANDIAN, S. | BJP | 22,608 | 21.4% |
| 3 | SELUVAI ANTONY, V. | DMK-led | 15,368 | 14.6% |
| 4 | RETNARAJ, S. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 11,046 | 10.5% |
| 5 | RATHAKRISHNAN, R. | AIIC(T) | 4,153 | 3.9% |
| 6 | SURESH, S. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 570 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SUYAMBULINGAM, V. | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SUBBIAN, A. | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 9 | JEREEN CHRISTOPHER, E.G. | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SELVAKUMAR, R. | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 11 | LOHANATHAN, A. | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PADMANABHA PILLAI, M. | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 13 | ALANGARAM, M. | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 14 | PONNUSWAMY, E. | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 15 | STEWART GNANADHAS | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 16 | SELVAMONY, S. | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 17 | CHANDRASEKHAR, M. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 18 | NAGOOR MEERAN MOHAMED, U. | IND | 29 | 0.0% |
| 19 | THURAI, C. | IND | 29 | 0.0% |
| 20 | JACKSON SUNDAR SINGH, P. | IND | 3 | 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
lean27.0%
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
TMC(M) 48.4%BJP 21.4%INC 14.6%MDMK 10.5%OTH 5.2%
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?
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