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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1980

Tambaram

Winner — 1980

PAMMAL NALLATHAMBI
DMK· DMK
DMK 51.5%ADK 46.2%5 others 2.3%
Votes
59,931
51.5% share
Winning margin
6,185
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,79,404

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PAMMAL NALLATHAMBI
DMK
59,93151.5%
2
MUNU ADHI
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
53,74646.2%
3
GAJENDRAN, M.
JNP(JP)
1,9991.7%
4
MERVIN
IND
2190.2%
5
MOHAN,G
IND
1880.2%
6
RENGANATHAN,K
IND
1690.1%
7
JOTHI, T
IND
740.1%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.3%
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 51.5%ADK 46.2%OTH 2.3%

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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Known forDISTRICT
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