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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1991
Kanniyakumari
Winner — 1991
AMMAMUTHU M.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 60.1%DMK 22.0%11 others 17.8%
Votes
54,194
60.1% share
Winning margin
34,359
38.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
56.8%
of 1,58,543
Kanniyakumari is a safe seat — AMMAMUTHU M. won by 38.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMMAMUTHU M. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 54,194 | 60.1% |
| 2 | KRISHNAN C. | DMK | 19,835 | 22.0% |
| 3 | APPAN M.E. | BJP | 13,518 | 15.0% |
| 4 | DAVID Y. | IND | 2,023 | 2.3% |
| 5 | NAGOOR NEERAN PEER MOHAMMED U. | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| 6 | ANDREWS E. | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 7 | MURUGAN K. | TMM | 70 | 0.1% |
| 8 | MARKESASAN J.Z. | PMM | 67 | 0.1% |
| 9 | DHANARAJ DURAI | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MARIA ALEX A. | IND | 46 | 0.1% |
| 11 | THANKA RAJ S. | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 12 | AGASTHILINGAM PILLAI A. | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 13 | AENANDHU PERUMAL U. | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
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
lean38.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.0% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
193rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
215th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 60.1%DMK 22.0%BJP 15.0%OTH 2.8%
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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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