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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 231 · 1977
Padmanabhapuram
Winner — 1977
A. SWAMIDHAS
JNP· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
JNP 47.8%ADK 30.8%4 others 21.4%
Votes
22,910
47.8% share
Winning margin
8,153
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.1%
of 97,615
Padmanabhapuram is a safe seat — A. SWAMIDHAS won by 17.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. SWAMIDHAS | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 22,910 | 47.8% |
| 2 | N.V. KANNIYAPAN |  ADKAIADMK | 14,757 | 30.8% |
| 3 | A. RAJAPPA | DMK | 5,551 | 11.6% |
| 4 | M. RATNASWAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 3,713 | 7.8% |
| 5 | R. ANTROSE MARY | IND | 662 | 1.4% |
| 6 | N.C. RAMASWAMY | IND | 321 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.4% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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229th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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187th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.8%ADK 30.8%DMK 11.6%INC 7.8%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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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.