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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Andhiyur
Winner — 1980
GURUSWAMY, P.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 57.1%DMK 34.2%2 others 8.8%
Votes
34,498
57.1% share
Winning margin
13,836
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
55.6%
of 1,08,662
Andhiyur is a safe seat — GURUSWAMY, P. won by 22.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURUSWAMY, P. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 34,498 | 57.1% |
| 2 | VADIVEL, T. G. | DMK | 20,662 | 34.2% |
| 3 | KARUPPAN, M. | JNP(JP) | 4,588 | 7.6% |
| 4 | MUTHUSAMY, T. P. | IND | 714 | 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 (105th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.5% · max 40.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
105th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
13th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 57.1%DMK 34.2%JNP(JP) 7.6%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.