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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 122 · 2006Reserved (SC)

Andhiyur

Winner — 2006

GURUSAMY.S
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 51.3%ADMK 33.5%6 others 15.2%
Votes
57,043
51.3% share
Winning margin
19,743
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.5%
of 1,59,908

Andhiyur is a safe seat — GURUSAMY.S won by 17.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GURUSAMY.S
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
57,04351.3%
2
SUBRAMANIAM.M
37,30033.5%
3
JAGADEESWARAN.P
11,57410.4%
4
RAJU.P
IND
1,7631.6%
5
PALANISAMY.V
1,4461.3%
6
MANNATHAN.P
IND
7840.7%
7
GURUSAMY.P
IND
7090.6%
8
GURUVAN.G
IND
5790.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (105th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.5% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
105th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
13th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.3%ADMK 33.5%DMDK 10.4%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps
Mandapakkadu (Structure with mound)

Mandapakkadu (Structure with mound)

🏛️MonumentASI

Mandapakkadu (Structure with mound)

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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