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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 175 · 2006
Nagapattinam
Winner — 2006
MARIMUTHU.V
CPM· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
CPM 45.8%ADMK 44.0%4 others 10.2%
Votes
57,315
45.8% share
Winning margin
2,344
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.9%
of 1,64,819
Nagapattinam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,344 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARIMUTHU.V | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 57,315 | 45.8% |
| 2 | JAYAPAL.K.A | 54,971 | 44.0% | |
| 3 | MATHIYALAGAN.PERU | 9,949 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | KARTHIKEYAN.S | 1,758 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | BASHEER.S | 655 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | PANNEERSELVAM.R | 412 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (166th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.9% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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166th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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171st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.8%ADMK 44.0%DMDK 8.0%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.