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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOSEPH SAMUEL | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 1,14,554 | 47.7% |
| 2 | V ALEXANDER | 72,408 | 30.1% | |
| 3 | R ANBU THENARASAN | 22,701 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | S VAITHESWARAN | MNM | 22,370 | 9.3% |
| 5 | S VEDHACHALAM | 2,631 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,358 | 1.0% |
| 7 | K Bharathi | IND | 807 | 0.3% |
| 8 | R Radha | 615 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | S Praveen | IND | 251 | 0.1% |
| 10 | S Veena | AMAK | 233 | 0.1% |
| 11 | NARMADA NANDHAKUMAR | IND | 177 | 0.1% |
| 12 | T Joseph Samuvel SanthaKumar | IND | 162 | 0.1% |
| 13 | T MUNIANDI | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 14 | M S ARUMUGAM | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
| 15 | C RAGHUL | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Bharadan | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 17 | A R MURUGAVEL | IND | 95 | 0.0% |
| 18 | G Soma Sundaram | IND | 80 | 0.0% |
| 19 | A S Kesavan | IND | 59 | 0.0% |
| 20 | G Srinivasan | IND | 57 | 0.0% |
| 21 | N Ganesan | IND | 55 | 0.0% |
| 22 | P Dhanraj | IND | 55 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Ravi | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 24 | G Vijayakumar | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
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
safe17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.7% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
219th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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27th of 234Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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