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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1980
Andipatti
Winner — 1980
RAJENDRAN, S. S.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 59.8%INC(I) 22.2%3 others 18.0%
Votes
44,490
59.8% share
Winning margin
27,982
37.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.6%
of 1,26,984
Andipatti is a safe seat — RAJENDRAN, S. S. won by 37.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRAN, S. S. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 44,490 | 59.8% |
| 2 | KANDASAMY, K. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 16,508 | 22.2% |
| 3 | GURUSAMY, N. V. | JNP(JP) | 9,889 | 13.3% |
| 4 | VETRIVENTHAN, A. | IND | 3,073 | 4.1% |
| 5 | MUTHUSAMY, S. | IND | 455 | 0.6% |
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.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.2% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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1st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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206th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 59.8%INC(I) 22.2%JNP(JP) 13.3%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,493
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 5.0%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water87.0%
Electricity92.0%
Sanitation41.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.0%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance74.6%
What's nearby?
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