Back to Tamil Nadu 2000 by-elections map
Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2000 by-elections
Nellikuppam
Winner — 2000 by-elections
Shanmugam V.C.
DMK 56.1%ADMK 42.7%5 others 1.2%
Votes
62,256
56.1% share
Winning margin
14,889
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
A clear win with a 13.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanmugam V.C. | 62,256 | 56.1% | |
| 2 | Velayutham M. | 47,367 | 42.7% | |
| 3 | Selvarasu K. | PT | 900 | 0.8% |
| 4 | Sekar K. | IND | 177 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Viswalingam Kathir | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Jeyachandran P. | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Jayabal P. | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
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 (54th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 2.4% · max 36.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
54th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
75th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.1%ADMK 42.7%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
⭐
🏛️
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.