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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1999 by-elections
Natham
Winner — 1999 by-elections
Viswanathan.R
ADMK 34.2%MDMK 27.6%3 others 38.2%
Votes
38,764
34.2% share
Winning margin
7,544
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viswanathan.R | 38,764 | 34.2% | |
| 2 | Chellam. P | 31,220 | 27.6% | |
| 3 | Andi Ambalam M.A | TMC(M) | 28,465 | 25.1% |
| 4 | Balasubramanian S.R | IND | 14,168 | 12.5% |
| 5 | Chelliah.A. | IND | 616 | 0.5% |
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
safe6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 2.8% · max 48.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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112th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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76th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 34.2%MDMK 27.6%TMC(M) 25.1%IND 12.5%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.