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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1984

Kanniyakumari

Winner — 1984

PERUMAL PILLAY, K.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 54.0%DMK 44.9%3 others 1.0%
Votes
45,353
54.0% share
Winning margin
7,657
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.0%
of 1,21,584

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PERUMAL PILLAY, K.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
45,35354.0%
2
SANKARALIGOM, M.
DMK
37,69644.9%
3
PONSWAMY, K.
IND
3490.4%
4
SUNDARAM, M.
IND
3160.4%
5
VISWANATHAN, S.
IND
1970.2%

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 (193rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.0% · max 38.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
193rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
215th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 54.0%DMK 44.9%OTH 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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