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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1996
Natham
Winner — 1996
M. ANDI AMBALAM
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 57.3%INC 24.7%11 others 18.0%
Votes
62,527
57.3% share
Winning margin
35,636
32.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
65.0%
of 1,67,867
Natham is a safe seat — M. ANDI AMBALAM won by 32.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. ANDI AMBALAM | TMC(M) DMK-led | 62,527 | 57.3% |
| 2 | S. ASAI ALANGARAM | DMK-led | 26,891 | 24.7% |
| 3 | P. CHELLAM | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 10,864 | 10.0% |
| 4 | S. BALASUBRAMANIAM | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 6,524 | 6.0% |
| 5 | P.R. CHELLAMANI | BJP | 1,489 | 1.4% |
| 6 | S. SHEIK MOHAMMED TAJUDEEN | IND | 161 | 0.1% |
| 7 | P. PALANICHAMY | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 8 | K. PARAMASIVAM | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 9 | A. MUTHUKARUPPAN | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 10 | P. ALAGAN | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 11 | V.I. VENKATACHALAM | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| 12 | S.K.M. DHARVEEZ | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 13 | V. THANGARAJ | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
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
safe32.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 2.8% · max 48.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
112th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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76th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 57.3%INC 24.7%MDMK 10.0%PMK 6.0%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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