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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 225 · 1996
Tiruchendur
Winner — 1996
S. JENNIFER CHANDRAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 59.2%ADMK 28.2%28 others 12.6%
Votes
59,206
59.2% share
Winning margin
31,031
31.0% of votes
Total candidates
30
Turnout
55.4%
of 1,80,531
Tiruchendur is a safe seat — S. JENNIFER CHANDRAN won by 31.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
30 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. JENNIFER CHANDRAN | DMK-led | 59,206 | 59.2% |
| 2 | T. THAMOTHARAN | 28,175 | 28.2% | |
| 3 | A.N. RAJAKKANNAN | BJP | 6,967 | 7.0% |
| 4 | D. RAMACHANDRAN | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 3,961 | 4.0% |
| 5 | M. ARIKRISHNA DEVENDRAR | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 348 | 0.3% |
| 6 | R. GANESAN ASARI | IND | 188 | 0.2% |
| 7 | S. KUTTALINGAM | IND | 160 | 0.2% |
| 8 | S.K. SYED IBRAHIM | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 9 | C. VALLINAYAGAM | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 10 | M.C. SUSAINATHAN | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MARIAPPAN | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DERAVIAM | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 13 | R. GNANAKARAIMUTHU | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 14 | S.P. VELU PILLAI | IND | 51 | 0.1% |
| 15 | N. IRUTHAYARAJ | IND | 48 | 0.1% |
| 16 | T. MANICKAVASAGAM | IND | 46 | 0.1% |
| 17 | A. SUDHAGAR | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| 18 | D. DAMOTHARAN | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 19 | S.M. SUYAMBU | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 20 | D. EDWARD | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| 21 | T. SENTHAMILSELVAN | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 22 | V. KUMARASAMY ATHITHAN | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 23 | P. RAMASAMY NADAR | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 24 | P. MURUGESAN | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 25 | T. MUTHU | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
| 26 | R. SIVANANAINTHAPERUMAL | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
| 27 | R. CHITRAVEL NADAR | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| 28 | A.V.P. MOHANASUNDARAM | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
| 29 | R. SIVARAMA SUBRAMANIAM | IND | 17 | 0.0% |
| 30 | P. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 17 | 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.
Average turnout (158th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean31.0%
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%
lowerhigher
34th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.2%ADMK 28.2%BJP 7.0%OTH 5.6%
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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