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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1980
Anna Nagar
Winner — 1980
KARUNANIDHI,M
DMK· DMK
DMK 49.0%ADK 48.3%8 others 2.7%
Votes
51,290
49.0% share
Winning margin
699
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.7%
of 1,69,720
Anna Nagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 699 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARUNANIDHI,M | DMK | 51,290 | 49.0% |
| 2 | HANDE,H.V |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 50,591 | 48.3% |
| 3 | JEBAMANI,R | 2,335 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | AKILAN (ALIAS) HARI | IND | 166 | 0.2% |
| 5 | VEERAPPA GOUNDER,V.T.R | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 6 | RAMESH,B | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 7 | VARADADESIGAN,O.A | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 8 | KANNIAPPAN,T | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 9 | VELSAMI NADAR,S | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 10 | DURAISWAMY NADAR,N | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (219th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.7% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
219th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.0%ADK 48.3%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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