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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1980
Tambaram
Winner — 1980
PAMMAL NALLATHAMBI
DMK· DMK
DMK 51.5%ADK 46.2%5 others 2.3%
Votes
59,931
51.5% share
Winning margin
6,185
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,79,404
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAMMAL NALLATHAMBI | DMK | 59,931 | 51.5% |
| 2 | MUNU ADHI |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 53,746 | 46.2% |
| 3 | GAJENDRAN, M. | JNP(JP) | 1,999 | 1.7% |
| 4 | MERVIN | IND | 219 | 0.2% |
| 5 | MOHAN,G | IND | 188 | 0.2% |
| 6 | RENGANATHAN,K | IND | 169 | 0.1% |
| 7 | JOTHI, T | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
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 (164th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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164th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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14th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.5%ADK 46.2%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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