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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 230 · 2016

Nagercoil

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Winner — 2016

SURESH RAJAN N
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 38.9%BJP 26.8%18 others 34.4%
Votes
67,369
38.9% share
Winning margin
20,956
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
65.7%
of 2,63,633

A clear win with a 12.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH RAJAN N
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
67,36938.9%
2
GANDHI M.R
BJP
BJP
46,41326.8%
3
NANJIL MURUGESAN. A
ADMK
45,82426.4%
4
CHRISTIN RANI S
MDMK
5,8033.4%
5
DHANAM P.M
NTK
1,8551.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,8021.0%
7
DR. JACKSON M.S
DCLF
1,4110.8%
8
RAJESH S.M
IND
6490.4%
9
GEORGE M
PMK
5270.3%
10
ANDRUZ A
BSP
2160.1%
11
KANNAN M
CPIM
2160.1%
12
MURUGESAN T
IND
2020.1%
13
SATHESH S
IND
1740.1%
14
KATHIRESAN R
GMI
1540.1%
15
SUBI
FIP
1470.1%
16
ESAKKIMUTHU
IND
1310.1%
17
SURESH S
TAVK
1300.1%
18
ANITHA SWEETY G
IND
1250.1%
19
GANDHI L
IND
1090.1%
20
NAGOOR MEERAN PEER MOHAMED. U
IND
670.0%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.1%
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
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 38.9%BJP 26.8%ADMK 26.4%OTH 6.9%NOTA 1.0%

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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Q136085231

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CSI Home Church, Nagercoil

CSI Home Church, Nagercoil

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Curusadi St. Antony's Church

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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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