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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 69 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Vandavasi
Winner — 2021
Ambethkumar S
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 54.9%PMK 35.5%10 others 9.6%
Votes
1,02,064
54.9% share
Winning margin
35,953
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
76.8%
of 2,42,122
Vandavasi is a safe seat — Ambethkumar S won by 19.3%.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambethkumar S | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 1,02,064 | 54.9% |
| 2 | Murali S | 66,111 | 35.5% | |
| 3 | Prabavathi G | 9,284 | 5.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,769 | 0.9% |
| 5 | Venkatesan P | 1,728 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | Suresh S | MNM | 1,692 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Manikandan K | IND | 1,264 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Arjunan M | 607 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | Vignesh S | IND | 546 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Murali C | IND | 407 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Durai B | GPI | 363 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Muthuperumal K | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.1% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
71st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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42nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.9%PMK 35.5%OTH 8.6%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%
What's nearby?
7 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.