Ambasamudram
Winner — 1996
Ambasamudram is a safe seat — R. AVUDAIAPPAN won by 20.9%.
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. AVUDAIAPPAN | DMK-led | 46,116 | 48.9% |
| 2 | R. MURUGAIAH PANDIAN | 26,427 | 28.0% | |
| 3 | K. MEENA ZACHARIAS | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 12,969 | 13.8% |
| 4 | M. MARIYAPPAN | BJP | 1,863 | 2.0% |
| 5 | M. ARUMUGAPERUMAL | JP | 1,802 | 1.9% |
| 6 | R. ACHUTHA NADAR | IND | 1,386 | 1.5% |
| 7 | S. PANNAI KRISHNA KANTHAN (LION) | IND | 1,284 | 1.4% |
| 8 | C. GUNASEKARAN | AIIC(T) | 1,199 | 1.3% |
| 9 | R. MUTHURAJ | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 10 | M. ABUBACKER | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 11 | S. GOPAL @ GOPI | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 12 | V. KANNAN | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 13 | S.S. RAMAN | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 14 | E. VEMBUPANDIAN | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 15 | N. SAROJA | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 16 | A. RAMASAMY | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 17 | S. ABDUL RAHMAN | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 18 | A. GNANAKANI | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 19 | R. CHARLES | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 20 | A. ARUNACHALAM | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 21 | K. MADASAMY NADAR | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 22 | C. VINCENT | IND | 22 | 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.
Average turnout (181st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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2 locations
Two Rock cut Temples with Inscriptions
Two Rock cut Temples with Inscriptions
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