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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 225 · 2009 by-elections

Tiruchendur

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Winner — 2009 by-elections

Anitha R. R.
DMK
DMK 67.8%ADMK 25.6%23 others 6.6%
Votes
75,223
67.8% share
Winning margin
46,861
42.2% of votes
Total candidates
25

Tiruchendur is a safe seat — Anitha R. R. won by 42.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Anitha R. R.
DMK
75,22367.8%
2
T. Narayanan
ADMK
28,36225.6%
3
A. Ganesan
DMDK
4,1863.8%
4
Dr. K. Padmr.
IND
9080.8%
5
A.Noor Muhamd.
IND
5260.5%
6
A. Buhari
IND
3320.3%
7
R. Sornasekar
IND
2030.2%
8
D. Daniel
IND
1860.2%
9
C. Jeyakumar
IND
1280.1%
10
A. Asaithambi
IND
1010.1%
11
D. Alexander P.
IND
850.1%
12
M. Manmathan
IND
820.1%
13
M. Chelladurai
IND
670.1%
14
S. Anbazhagan
IND
650.1%
15
D. Muthukumar
IND
620.1%
16
S. Washington
IND
570.1%
17
P. Arumugan
IND
460.0%
18
N. Kasiviswanat.
IND
440.0%
19
V. Kumarasw.
IND
440.0%
20
M.Z. Rafeek
IND
410.0%
21
P. Kandasamy
IND
400.0%
22
G. Raja
IND
390.0%
23
M. Gansesan
IND
370.0%
24
S. Kannan
IND
350.0%
25
M. Muthupandi
IND
320.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (158th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
42.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.6% · max 31.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
158th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.49
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
34th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 67.8%ADMK 25.6%OTH 6.6%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Bhaktavatsala Temple

Bhaktavatsala Temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Valisvara temple

Valisvara temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Valisvara temple

📍Google MapsOSM

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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