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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1977
Tambaram
Winner — 1977
MUNU ADHI
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 35.2%DMK 34.8%3 others 30.0%
Votes
32,394
35.2% share
Winning margin
426
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.6%
of 1,57,010
Tambaram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 426 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNU ADHI |  ADKAIADMK | 32,394 | 35.2% |
| 2 | PAMMAL N. NALLATHAMBI | DMK | 31,968 | 34.8% |
| 3 | S. KANNAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 17,845 | 19.4% |
| 4 | N. MURUGESAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 9,101 | 9.9% |
| 5 | R. CHANDRASEKARAN | IND | 678 | 0.7% |
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 (164th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
164th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 35.2%DMK 34.8%JNP 19.4%INC 9.9%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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