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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 230 · 2011

Nagercoil

Winner — 2011

NANJIL MURUGESAN.A
ADMK· AIADMK-led Alliance
ADMK 40.0%DMK 35.4%10 others 24.6%
Votes
58,819
40.0% share
Winning margin
6,727
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
70.1%
of 2,09,685

A closely fought contest. NANJIL MURUGESAN.A won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NANJIL MURUGESAN.A
AIADMK-led Alliance
58,81940.0%
2
MAHESH.R
52,09235.4%
3
RADHAKRISHNAN.PON
33,62322.9%
4
SURESH.R
ABHM
5880.4%
5
MAHESH.R
IND
5000.3%
6
DHANARAJ.V
IND
4070.3%
7
SURESH.S
3780.3%
8
NAGOOR MEERAN PEER MOHAMED.U
IND
2250.1%
9
PECHIMUTHU.E
IND
1490.1%
10
KRISHNAN.R
IND
880.1%
11
ESAKKIMUTHU.N
IND
820.1%
12
RAMESWARAN.S
IND
680.1%

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

Low turnout (227th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 37.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
227th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
219th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 40.0%DMK 35.4%BJP 22.9%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

3 locations
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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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