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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1980
Natham
Winner — 1980
ANDI AMBALAM, M.
INC(I)· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
INC(I) 52.5%IND 46.2%2 others 1.3%
Votes
36,859
52.5% share
Winning margin
4,388
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.0%
of 1,17,138
A clear win with a 6.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANDI AMBALAM, M. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 36,859 | 52.5% |
| 2 | ALAGARSAMY, T. | IND | 32,471 | 46.2% |
| 3 | SOMASUNDARAM, A. | IND | 509 | 0.7% |
| 4 | MANICKAM, C. | IND | 422 | 0.6% |
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
safe6.3%
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(I) 52.5%IND 46.2%OTH 1.3%
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?
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