1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
Table:
Assembly Constituency

Winner

Party

Runner-up

Party

Margin

Acharapakkam (SC)

C. Ganesan

ADMK

C. M. Manavalan

DMK

119

Alandur

K. M. Abdul Razack

ADMK

N. P. L. Sampath

INC(I)

5,839

Alangudi

P. Thirumaran

ADMK

T. Pushparajau

INC(I)

14,601

Alankulam

R. Navaneetha Krishna Pandian

GKC

E. Dorai Singh

DMK

6,684

Ambasamudram

Easwaramurthy alias Sornam

CPM

S. Sanmugamuthu Devaram

INC(I)

4,287

Anaicut

G. Viswanathan

ADMK

R. Jeevarathinam

INC(I)

5,955

Andhiyur (SC)

P. Guruswamy

ADMK

T. G. Vadivel

DMK

13,836

Andimadam

S. Krishnamoorthy

ADMK

S. Sivasubramanian

DMK

708

Andipatti

S. S. Rajendran

ADMK

K. Kandasamy

INC(I)

27,982

Anna Nagar

M. Karunanidhi

DMK

H. V. Hande

ADMK

699

Arakkonam (SC)

M. Vijayasarathy

ADMK

G. Jayaraj

INC(I)

921

Arantanki

S. Thirunavukkarasu

ADMK

M. Mohammad Mashood

IND

14,273

Aravakkurichi

P. S. Kandasamy alias Sennimalai

ADMK

K. Shanmugam

INC(I)

4,912

Arcot

A. M. Sethuraman

ADMK

B. Akber Pasha

INC(I)

1,940

Ariyalur

T. Arumugam

DMK

Asokan

ADMK

9,204

Arni

A. C. Shanmugam

ADMK

E. Selvarasu

DMK

5,051

Aruppukkottai

M. Pitchai

ADMK

V. Thangapandian

DMK

11,685

Athoor

A. Vellaisamy

ADMK

Rajambal

DMK

16,369

Attur

C. Palanimuthu

INC(I)

P. Kandasami

ADMK

6,891

Avanashi (SC)

M. Arumugam

CPI

S. N. Palanisamy

INC(I)

9,671

From the tabular data and the background passages listed below.

Give the answer to the question: What title have supporters given to the person who gained the Andimadam constituency in the Tamil Nadu elections for the legislature in 1980 ? Output only the correct answer as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}. Base your answer solely on the given information.

Acharapakkam ( SC ) was a state assembly constituency in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It included the town , Acharapakkam . . Acharapakkam assembly constituency ( SC ) was part of Chengalpattu ( Lok Sabha constituency ) which is now defunct .
C. Ganesan was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu . He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Acharapakkam constituency in 1980 election .
Alandur is a legislative assembly in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . It consists of portions that includes the Alandur Zone of Chennai City and forms a part of Sriperumbudur constituency for elections to the Parliament of India .
K. M. Abdul Razack is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu . He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Alandur constituency in 1977 and 1980 election .
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