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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 221 · 1991

Ambasamudram

Winner — 1991

MURUKGAIAH PANDIAN R.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 65.3%CPM 32.1%7 others 2.6%
Votes
57,433
65.3% share
Winning margin
29,214
33.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.6%
of 1,32,041

Ambasamudram is a safe seat — MURUKGAIAH PANDIAN R. won by 33.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURUKGAIAH PANDIAN R.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
57,43365.3%
2
CHELLAPPA S.
28,21932.1%
3
POOTHATHAN S.
1,0041.1%
4
SIVAN P.
JP
4410.5%
5
RAMASAMY MUDALIAR A.
IND
2530.3%
6
ARUNACHALAM P.
TMM
2430.3%
7
RAMASAMY C.
IND
1510.2%
8
GOPALAKRISHNAN E.
IND
1030.1%
9
YOVAN M.
IND
600.1%

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
33.2%
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
ADK 65.3%CPM 32.1%OTH 2.6%

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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