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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1989

Ambasamudram

Winner — 1989

RAVI ARUNAN, K.
INC· INC
INC 34.2%ADK(JL) 29.7%15 others 36.1%
Votes
31,337
34.2% share
Winning margin
4,103
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
72.8%
of 1,25,960

A closely fought contest. RAVI ARUNAN, K. won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVI ARUNAN, K.
INC
31,33734.2%
2
MURUGIAH, PANDIAN, R.
ADK(JL)
27,23429.7%
3
PANDIAN, M.
23,35425.5%
4
DURAI, R.S.K.
IND
5,7626.3%
5
PARAMASIVAN, N.
IND
1,2371.4%
6
GANAPATHY, R.
IND
6360.7%
7
RAMASAMY, A.
IND
3150.3%
8
SHANMUGA THEVER, K.P.
IND
2670.3%
9
GOPALKRISHNAN, E.
IND
2560.3%
10
SANKARAN, S.
IND
2340.3%
11
RAMASWAMY, A.M
IND
2320.3%
12
JAGANNATHAN, K.M
IND
2160.2%
13
SUBHIAH, S.R.
IND
1870.2%
14
ARUMUGAM, N.
IND
1460.2%
15
MOHAMED YUSUFF V.K.M.
IND
1100.1%
16
BOHER JOSEPH, D.
IND
1050.1%
17
SEKAR, A.
IND
930.1%

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 (181st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.6% · max 33.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
181st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
213th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.2%ADK(JL) 29.7%CPM 25.5%IND 6.3%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
🏛️

Two Rock cut Temples with Inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Two Rock cut Temples with Inscriptions

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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