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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 218 · 2006

Tirunelveli

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Winner — 2006

MALAI RAJA N
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 45.8%ADMK 45.4%11 others 8.7%
Votes
65,517
45.9% share
Winning margin
606
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
72.1%
of 1,98,312

Tirunelveli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 606 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MALAI RAJA N
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
65,51745.9%
2
NAINAR NAGENTHRAN
ADMK
64,91145.4%
3
JAYACHANDRAN.S
IND
4,0802.9%
4
NAMBIRAJAN S
AIFB
2,7091.9%
5
SIVAKUMAR.K.M
BJP
2,2571.6%
6
JEYAKUMAR A
BSP
1,4061.0%
7
VELU . A
IND
5650.4%
8
RAJI YADHAV
IND
5250.4%
9
RAJAMANICKAM. T.
CPI(ML)(L)
4440.3%
10
CHELLADURAI.S
SP
1780.1%
11
SANKAR KUMAR.M
IND
1350.1%
12
GANESAN.S
IND
990.1%
13
INBARAJ.E
IND
820.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (202nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
202nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
178th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 45.9%ADMK 45.4%OTH 8.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Foods
⭐

Kalugumalai

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Kalugasalamoorthy Temple

Kalugasalamoorthy Temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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