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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 214 · 2016

Thoothukkudi

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Winner — 2016

GEETHA JEEVAN P
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 46.5%ADMK 35.4%12 others 18.1%
Votes
88,045
46.5% share
Winning margin
20,908
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
69.4%
of 2,73,187

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GEETHA JEEVAN P
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
88,04546.5%
2
CHELLAPANDIAN.S.T.
ADMK
67,13735.4%
3
FATIMA
MDMK
17,7989.4%
4
KANAGARAJ.M.R.
BJP
BJP
6,2503.3%
5
MARIA JUDY HEMA.P.
NTK
3,7332.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,1771.7%
7
CHINNADURAI.M.
PMK
1,0690.6%
8
ESAKKI RAJA.K.
AIFB
8060.4%
9
SIVALINGA RAJA.V.
BSP
4390.2%
10
ANTONY MYKEL HEMILDON
TSC
3700.2%
11
ANUSUYA.M.
IND
1900.1%
12
LAKSHMI NARAYANAN.L.K.
SHS
1800.1%
13
MOORTHY.C.
IND
1730.1%
14
ALWARSAMY KARTHIKEYAN.L.
IND
1210.1%

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 (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.4% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
189th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
215th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
100th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.5%ADMK 35.4%MDMK 9.4%OTH 7.0%NOTA 1.7%

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
Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Thoothukudi

Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Thoothukudi

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Holy Trinity Church, Thoothukudi

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍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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