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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 224 · 2021

Tirunelveli

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Winner — 2021

Nainar Nagenthran
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.7%DMK 35.0%13 others 18.3%
Votes
92,282
46.7% share
Winning margin
23,107
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
66.9%
of 2,95,302

A clear win with a 11.7% margin.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Nainar Nagenthran
BJP
NDA (NDA)
92,28246.7%
2
Lakshmanan,A.L.S.
DMK
69,17535.0%
3
Sathya,B.
NTK
19,1629.7%
4
Mahesh Kannan,A.P.
AMMK
8,9114.5%
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NOTA
NOTA
2,0911.1%
6
Sivakumar,M.
IND
1,4120.7%
7
Srithar Rajan
IND
1,3420.7%
8
Kalanithy
BSP
6540.3%
9
Sankarasubramanian,M.
IND
5820.3%
10
Esakkimuthu,P.
IND
4370.2%
11
Sundarraj,M.
CPI(ML)(L)
4150.2%
12
Murugan,V.
IND
3420.2%
13
Raghavan,C.M.
IND
3190.2%
14
Sankar @ Sankaranarayanan
IND
2640.1%
15
Murugan,R.
IND
1990.1%

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 (209th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.3% · max 49.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
209th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.82
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
167th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.7%DMK 35.0%NTK 9.7%OTH 7.5%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.23 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
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Adichanallur archaeological site

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