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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1996

Natham

Winner — 1996

M. ANDI AMBALAM
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 57.3%INC 24.7%11 others 18.0%
Votes
62,527
57.3% share
Winning margin
35,636
32.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
65.0%
of 1,67,867

Natham is a safe seat — M. ANDI AMBALAM won by 32.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. ANDI AMBALAM
TMC(M)
DMK-led
62,52757.3%
2
S. ASAI ALANGARAM
DMK-led
26,89124.7%
3
P. CHELLAM
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
10,86410.0%
4
S. BALASUBRAMANIAM
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
6,5246.0%
5
P.R. CHELLAMANI
BJP
1,4891.4%
6
S. SHEIK MOHAMMED TAJUDEEN
IND
1610.1%
7
P. PALANICHAMY
IND
1260.1%
8
K. PARAMASIVAM
IND
1230.1%
9
A. MUTHUKARUPPAN
IND
1080.1%
10
P. ALAGAN
IND
900.1%
11
V.I. VENKATACHALAM
IND
690.1%
12
S.K.M. DHARVEEZ
IND
580.1%
13
V. THANGARAJ
IND
330.0%

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.

Average turnout (112th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
32.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 2.8% · max 48.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
112th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
76th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 57.3%INC 24.7%MDMK 10.0%PMK 6.0%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft Products🏺Maize
Ranjangudi fort

Ranjangudi fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Ranjangudi fort

🏛️

Shamaskhan mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Shamaskhan mosque

🏛️

Siva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Siva Temple

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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