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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2001

Andipatti

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Winner — 2001

THANGA TAMIL SELVAN
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 53.8%DMK 31.7%8 others 14.6%
Votes
60,817
53.8% share
Winning margin
25,009
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
59.1%
of 1,91,451

Andipatti is a safe seat — THANGA TAMIL SELVAN won by 22.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THANGA TAMIL SELVAN
ADMK
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
60,81753.8%
2
AASIYAN.P
DMK
35,80831.7%
3
VARATHARAJAN.T.R.M
MDMK
13,78312.2%
4
JAYARASU.S
IND
1,0480.9%
5
MOOVENTHAN.A
IND
4050.4%
6
ELAMBIRAI.G
IND
3950.3%
7
MUTHUVEL.S
IND
2450.2%
8
DURAICHAMY.S
IND
2070.2%
9
MAHARAJAN.A
IND
1890.2%
10
CHINNAKKALAI. R
IND
1830.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.2% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
1st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
206th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 53.8%DMK 31.7%MDMK 12.2%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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Amaravathy river bed

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