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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2021

Ambattur

Winner — 2021

JOSEPH SAMUEL
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 47.7%ADMK 30.1%22 others 22.2%
Votes
1,14,554
47.7% share
Winning margin
42,146
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
62.0%
of 3,87,516

Ambattur is a safe seat — JOSEPH SAMUEL won by 17.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOSEPH SAMUEL
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
1,14,55447.7%
2
V ALEXANDER
72,40830.1%
3
R ANBU THENARASAN
22,7019.4%
4
S VAITHESWARAN
MNM
22,3709.3%
5
S VEDHACHALAM
2,6311.1%
NOTA
NOTA
2,3581.0%
7
K Bharathi
IND
8070.3%
8
R Radha
6150.3%
9
S Praveen
IND
2510.1%
10
S Veena
AMAK
2330.1%
11
NARMADA NANDHAKUMAR
IND
1770.1%
12
T Joseph Samuvel SanthaKumar
IND
1620.1%
13
T MUNIANDI
IND
1560.1%
14
M S ARUMUGAM
IND
1420.1%
15
C RAGHUL
IND
1390.1%
16
Bharadan
IND
1110.1%
17
A R MURUGAVEL
IND
950.0%
18
G Soma Sundaram
IND
800.0%
19
A S Kesavan
IND
590.0%
20
G Srinivasan
IND
570.0%
21
N Ganesan
IND
550.0%
22
P Dhanraj
IND
550.0%
23
Ravi
IND
440.0%
24
G Vijayakumar
IND
390.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (219th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.7% · max 44.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
219th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.7%ADMK 30.1%NTK 9.4%MNM 9.3%OTH 2.5%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

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