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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1980

Usilampatti

Winner — 1980

ANDI THEVAR, S.
FBL
FBL 47.7%IND 30.3%2 others 22.0%
Votes
33,857
47.7% share
Winning margin
12,323
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.9%
of 1,22,773

Usilampatti is a safe seat — ANDI THEVAR, S. won by 17.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANDI THEVAR, S.
FBL
33,85747.7%
2
MUTHURAMALINGAM, P. K. M.
IND
21,53430.3%
3
SANTHANA THEVAR, L.
DMK
15,03321.2%
4
KARUTHA PANDIAN, T. K.
IND
6050.8%

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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.6% · max 56.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
65th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
118th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 47.7%IND 30.3%DMK 21.2%OTH 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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