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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1977
Natham
Winner — 1977
M. ANDI AMBALAM
INC· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
INC 45.0%ADK 32.6%3 others 22.4%
Votes
29,055
45.0% share
Winning margin
7,962
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,13,284
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. ANDI AMBALAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 29,055 | 45.0% |
| 2 | R. MURUGAN |  ADKAIADMK | 21,093 | 32.6% |
| 3 | P.S.A. VELLAYAPPA | DMK | 10,515 | 16.3% |
| 4 | K. PERUMALSAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 3,161 | 4.9% |
| 5 | A. SOMASUNDARAM | IND | 786 | 1.2% |
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 (112th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 2.8% · max 48.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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112th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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76th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.0%ADK 32.6%DMK 16.3%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.