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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 229 · 1996

Nagercoil

Winner — 1996

MOSES, M.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 48.4%BJP 21.4%18 others 30.2%
Votes
51,086
48.4% share
Winning margin
28,478
27.0% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,85,144

Nagercoil is a safe seat — MOSES, M. won by 27.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOSES, M.
TMC(M)
DMK-led
51,08648.4%
2
VELPANDIAN, S.
BJP
22,60821.4%
3
SELUVAI ANTONY, V.
DMK-led
15,36814.6%
4
RETNARAJ, S.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
11,04610.5%
5
RATHAKRISHNAN, R.
AIIC(T)
4,1533.9%
6
SURESH, S.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
5700.5%
7
SUYAMBULINGAM, V.
IND
1300.1%
8
SUBBIAN, A.
IND
910.1%
9
JEREEN CHRISTOPHER, E.G.
IND
890.1%
10
SELVAKUMAR, R.
IND
680.1%
11
LOHANATHAN, A.
IND
670.1%
12
PADMANABHA PILLAI, M.
IND
450.0%
13
ALANGARAM, M.
IND
430.0%
14
PONNUSWAMY, E.
IND
390.0%
15
STEWART GNANADHAS
IND
330.0%
16
SELVAMONY, S.
IND
320.0%
17
CHANDRASEKHAR, M.
IND
310.0%
18
NAGOOR MEERAN MOHAMED, U.
IND
290.0%
19
THURAI, C.
IND
290.0%
20
JACKSON SUNDAR SINGH, P.
IND
30.0%

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 (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.1% · max 30.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
176th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
158th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 48.4%BJP 21.4%INC 14.6%MDMK 10.5%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,70,374
Density
1111 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,684 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.6%Christian 46.9%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.1%
Electricity95.2%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Children underweight (under 5)14.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Women literate97.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.4%
Health insurance64.1%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️CashewGI
Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial

🏛️MonumentASI

Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Vattakottai fort

Vattakottai fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Vattakottai fort

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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