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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 225 · 1980
Tiruchendur
Winner — 1980
KESAVA ATHITHAN, S.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 49.5%DMK 47.8%5 others 2.7%
Votes
35,499
49.5% share
Winning margin
1,205
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
54.0%
of 1,32,757
Tiruchendur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,205 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESAVA ATHITHAN, S. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 35,499 | 49.5% |
| 2 | SAMSUDIN ALIAS KATHIRAVAN | DMK | 34,294 | 47.8% |
| 3 | KESAVAN, K. | IND | 948 | 1.3% |
| 4 | JOHN BRITTO, G. A. T. | JNP(JP) | 707 | 1.0% |
| 5 | SEYED AHAMED, M. P. | IND | 161 | 0.2% |
| 6 | KANDASAMY, K. P. | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 7 | RAMADOSS, M. S. | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (158th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.6% · max 31.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
158th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.49
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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34th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.5%DMK 47.8%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.