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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1980
Melur
Winner — 1980
VEERANAMBALAM, K. V.
INC(I)· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
INC(I) 54.6%ADK 42.3%4 others 3.1%
Votes
54,003
54.6% share
Winning margin
12,154
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.0%
of 1,37,381
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEERANAMBALAM, K. V. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 54,003 | 54.6% |
| 2 | PARAMASIVAN, A. M. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 41,849 | 42.3% |
| 3 | KRISHNAN, J. S. | IND | 1,356 | 1.4% |
| 4 | RAMU, N. | IND | 686 | 0.7% |
| 5 | AYYAVU, A. | IND | 516 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RAMAMURTHY, V. | IND | 502 | 0.5% |
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 (109th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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109th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
128th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 54.6%ADK 42.3%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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