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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1980
Andimadam
Winner — 1980
KRISHNAMOORTHY, S.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 50.5%DMK 49.5%
Votes
36,120
50.5% share
Winning margin
708
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
70.4%
of 1,01,568
Andimadam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 708 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNAMOORTHY, S. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 36,120 | 50.5% |
| 2 | SIVASUBRAMANIAN, S. | DMK | 35,412 | 49.5% |
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 (122nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 1.0% · max 24.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
122nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
173rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 50.5%DMK 49.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,16,450
Density
629 / km²
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population31.5%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated93.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance70.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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