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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2001

Tambaram

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Winner — 2001

VAIDIALINGAM M.A.
DMK· NDA (NDA)
DMK 46.9%TMC(M) 45.2%14 others 8.0%
Votes
1,50,961
46.9% share
Winning margin
5,431
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
41.5%
of 7,76,058

Tambaram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 5,431 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VAIDIALINGAM M.A.
DMK
NDA (NDA)
1,50,96146.9%
2
CHAKKARAIPANI REDDIAR THIRU .K.
TMC(M)
1,45,53045.2%
3
SOMU.K
MDMK
17,5525.5%
4
VENUGOPAL P.
IND
1,4770.5%
5
EKAMBARAM T.V.
IND
1,1070.3%
6
SEGAR .A.
NCP
1,1060.3%
7
MEENAKSHISUNDARAM V.
IND
1,0690.3%
8
KRISHNAN V.
IND
5260.2%
9
SUBASH A.
IND
4900.1%
10
VENKATARATHINAM G
IND
4280.1%
11
SEKAR M.
IND
3770.1%
12
SRINIVASAN. M.
IND
3470.1%
13
RANJAN S.
IND
3290.1%
14
MINNALSRINIVASAN N.
IND
3070.1%
15
DHANASEKARAN V.
IND
2590.1%
16
NAVANEEDAM (TMT) K.
IND
2550.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (164th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
164th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.9%TMC(M) 45.2%MDMK 5.5%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Sri Balaji Temple, T. Nagar

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