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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1980
Maduranthakam
Winner — 1980
UGAMCHAND,S.D
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 56.8%DMK 42.5%2 others 0.6%
Votes
46,922
56.8% share
Winning margin
11,809
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.0%
of 1,11,475
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UGAMCHAND,S.D |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 46,922 | 56.8% |
| 2 | ARUMUGAM,C | DMK | 35,113 | 42.5% |
| 3 | AHMAD BASHA,A | IND | 299 | 0.4% |
| 4 | VEERAPPA GOUNDER,V.T.R | IND | 215 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (216th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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216th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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24th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 56.8%DMK 42.5%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
5 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.