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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1996
Kanniyakumari
Winner — 1996
N. SURESH RAJAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 43.6%ADMK 21.3%15 others 35.0%
Votes
42,755
43.6% share
Winning margin
21,863
22.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,65,258
Kanniyakumari is a safe seat — N. SURESH RAJAN won by 22.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. SURESH RAJAN | DMK-led | 42,755 | 43.6% |
| 2 | S. THANU PILLAI | 20,892 | 21.3% | |
| 3 | V.S. RAJAN | BJP | 13,197 | 13.5% |
| 4 | K. BAUL SUNDAR | IND | 12,421 | 12.7% |
| 5 | S. RAMIAH PILLAI | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 6,942 | 7.1% |
| 6 | S.P. NADARAJA | IND | 380 | 0.4% |
| 7 | R. SIVATHANU PILLAI | IND | 336 | 0.3% |
| 8 | R. RAJKUMAR | JP | 248 | 0.3% |
| 9 | A. ABRAHAM ROYAN | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 234 | 0.2% |
| 10 | A. CHELLAPPAN | IND | 144 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KAVIKONE KANNITHASAN @ SUBRAMONIAM | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 12 | S. MURUGAN | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SANKARANARAYANA PILLAI | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 14 | A. ASAI THAMBI | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 15 | D. MANOHAR BRIGHT | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 16 | P.V. NARAYANAN | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 17 | P. VETTIVEL | IND | 10 | 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
lean22.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.0% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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193rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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215th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.6%ADMK 21.3%BJP 13.5%IND 12.7%MDMK 7.1%OTH 1.8%
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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