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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 219Reserved (SC)

SankarankovilAssembly by-election result, 2012

Muthu Selvi .S (ADMK) won Sankarankovil in the 2012 assembly by-election with 59.5% of the vote, beating V.J.Surya Kumar (DMK) by 68,757 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2011 election. In 2006, seat no. 219 was Palayamcottai. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Muthu Selvi .S
ADMK
ADMK 59.5%DMK 16.4%11 others 24.1%
Votes
94,977
59.5% share
Winning margin
68,757
43.0% of votes
Candidates
13

A comfortable win — Muthu Selvi .S won by 43.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Muthu Selvi .S
ADMK
ADMK
94,97759.5%
2
V.J.Surya Kumar
DMK
DMK
26,22016.4%
3
S.T. Kumar T.Dr.
MDMK
MDMK
20,67812.9%
4
M. Kumar K.
DMDK
DMDK
12,1447.6%
5
Murugan, L.
BJP
BJP
1,6331.0%
6
Perumal, S.
IND
IND
1,3240.8%
7
Velladurai . P.
IND
IND
1,1150.7%
8
Sankar, G.
IND
IND
3770.2%
9
Ganesan, S.
AIJMK
AIJMK
3550.2%
10
Udayar, P.
IND
IND
3000.2%
11
N. Rao, K.S.
SP
SP
2770.2%
12
Arumugam, S
IND
IND
2200.1%
13
Ayyanu, M.
IND
IND
1520.1%

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A comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
43.0%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Two or three

ADMK, DMK and MDMK took 89% of the votes.

Parties in the race 2.48

How did the vote split?

SEAT
59.5%won by ADMK
ADMK 59.5%DMK 16.4%MDMK 12.9%DMDK 7.6%Others 3.6%

Tirunelveli district · 30.8 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Coir pith block and Readymade Garments.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
  • Hindu78.8%
  • Christian11.1%
  • Muslim9.9%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)<0.1%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water89.2%
Electric lighting95.0%
Toilet at home47.6%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 1810.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Saint Paul Church, Mela Ilandaikulam

Saint Paul Church, Mela Ilandaikulam

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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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Who has won Sankarankovil, 2011–2026

  1. 2011KARUPPASAMY.C (ADMK), margin 7.2%
  2. 2016RAJALAKSHMI M (ADMK), margin 8.2%
  3. 2021RAJA E (DMK), margin 2.9%
  4. 2026DR. DHILIPAN JAISHANKAR (ADMK), margin 3.3%