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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 218 · 1984
Tirunelveli
Winner — 1984
NARAYANAN, S.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 59.6%DMK 39.7%2 others 0.8%
Votes
56,409
59.6% share
Winning margin
18,862
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.2%
of 1,29,277
Tirunelveli is a safe seat — NARAYANAN, S. won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARAYANAN, S. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 56,409 | 59.6% |
| 2 | SUBRAMANIAN, A.L. | DMK | 37,547 | 39.6% |
| 3 | RAMAKRISHNAN, M. | IND | 372 | 0.4% |
| 4 | ARUMUGHADOSS, P. | IND | 359 | 0.4% |
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 (202nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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202nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
178th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 59.6%DMK 39.6%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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