Nagapattinam Parliamentary Constituency 2014, Nagapattinam Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Nagapattinam MP Issues

Nagapattinam Parliamentary Constituency 2014, Nagapattinam Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Nagapattinam MP Issues

About Nagapattinam:

One of the 39 parliamentary constituencies of the state of Tamil Nadu, reserved for the SC category, Nagapattinam comprises of six Vidhan Sabha segments. The Nagapattinam Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 29) has a total of 982,352 electorates out of which 488,163 are females and 494,189 are males according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports. It came into existence in 1952 and has 982,000 voters.

Assembly Segments:

About Nagapattinam:

The town of Nagapattinam, or Nagapatnam is the district headquarters of the Nagapattinam District and has a total area of 15 sq km. It lies on the eastern side of the state along the Bay of Bengal about 350 km away from Chennai and it was the most affected area of the state during the 2004 Indian Ocean undersea earthquake. 

As per 2011 census, Nagapatnam has a population of about 103,000 with 52% female majority and 11% child population. The sex ratio here is 1024 females per 1000 males. SCs comprise of 8% of the population while STs occupy 0.7%. An appalling 44% of the population is recorded to have slum dwellings. The average literacy rate is 90%, with 94% male literacy and 85% female literacy. Fishing is an important part of the work culture of the district and trade is flourishing here. Important roads like NH-45A, NH-67, SH-22, SH-23, SH-64, SH-67, SH-147, SH-148, SH-149, SH-150 and SH-151 pass through the area providing an excellent road   network.

A Look:  Sitting MP

Performance in the 15^thLok Sabha

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