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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 222 · 2021
Tenkasi
Winner — 2021
PALANI NADAR.S
INC· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
INC 41.7%ADMK 41.5%17 others 16.7%
Votes
89,315
41.7% share
Winning margin
370
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
72.4%
of 2,95,729
Tenkasi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 370 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALANI NADAR.S | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 89,315 | 41.7% |
| 2 | SELVA MOHANDAS PANDIAN.S | 88,945 | 41.5% | |
| 3 | VINCENTRAJ.R | 15,336 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | MOHAMED.S | 9,944 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | THIRUMALAIMUTHU.R | MNM | 2,188 | 1.0% |
| 6 | MADASAMY.A | IND | 1,978 | 0.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,159 | 0.5% |
| 8 | CHANDRASEGAR.S | PT | 878 | 0.4% |
| 9 | UDHAYAKUMAR.K.M | Anna Dravidar Kazhagam | 690 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAMESH.R | IND | 684 | 0.3% |
| 11 | PALANIMURUGAN.P | IND | 628 | 0.3% |
| 12 | REEGANKUMAR. M | IND | 495 | 0.2% |
| 13 | AROKKIYA PRABHU.J | IND | 428 | 0.2% |
| 14 | JEGANATHAN.M | AMPK | 416 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SELVAKUMAR.R | NIDP | 319 | 0.1% |
| 16 | DOCTOR. KARUPPASAMY.S | IND | 216 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MUGUNDHAN.K | MIDP | 195 | 0.1% |
| 18 | PALANIKUMAR.A | IND | 175 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SURESHKUMAR.S | APTADMK | 119 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (168th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.2% · max 49.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
168th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.79
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
190th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.7%ADMK 41.5%NTK 7.2%OTH 9.0%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/18
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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