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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1989

Natham

Winner — 1989

ANDI AMBALAM, M.
INC· INC
INC 33.2%ADK(JL) 27.7%5 others 39.1%
Votes
33,019
33.2% share
Winning margin
5,452
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.8%
of 1,36,669

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANDI AMBALAM, M.
INC
33,01933.2%
2
VISVANATHAN, R.
ADK(JL)
27,56727.7%
3
CHELLAM, P.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
26,04826.2%
4
VEERIAH, S.A.
ADK(JR)
10,65310.7%
5
VEERANAN, A.
IND
1,1741.2%
6
RAMALINGAM, PILLAI
IND
6490.7%
7
SAVARI MUTHU, S.A.
IND
3160.3%

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.

Average turnout (112th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 2.8% · max 48.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
112th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
76th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.2%ADK(JL) 27.7%DMK 26.2%ADK(JR) 10.7%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handicraft Products🏺Maize
Ranjangudi fort

Ranjangudi fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Ranjangudi fort

🏛️

Shamaskhan mosque

🏛️MonumentASI

Shamaskhan mosque

🏛️

Siva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Siva Temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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