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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 149 · 1980
Athoor
Winner — 1980
VELLAISAMY, A.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 58.2%DMK 41.0%2 others 0.9%
Votes
55,359
58.2% share
Winning margin
16,369
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.0%
of 1,53,445
Athoor is a safe seat — VELLAISAMY, A. won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VELLAISAMY, A. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 55,359 | 58.2% |
| 2 | RAJAMBAL | DMK | 38,990 | 41.0% |
| 3 | PANNEER SELVAM ODAYAR, P. | IND | 507 | 0.5% |
| 4 | PALANICHAMY, R. | IND | 315 | 0.3% |
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 (69th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.0% · max 39.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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69th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
199th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 58.2%DMK 41.0%OTH 0.9%
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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