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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1974
Orhukarai
Winner — 1974
VENUGOPAL ALIAS MANNATHAN, G.
ADK
ADK 39.4%DMK 30.1%2 others 30.4%
Votes
2,982
39.4% share
Winning margin
704
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
84.2%
of 8,978
A clear win with a 9.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENUGOPAL ALIAS MANNATHAN, G. |  ADK | 2,982 | 39.4% |
| 2 | MUTHU, S. | 2,278 | 30.1% | |
| 3 | RAMACHANDRAN P. | Congress (R) | 1,784 | 23.6% |
| 4 | LAZAR THEIR, A. | IND | 516 | 6.8% |
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 (15th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.5% · max 38.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
15th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
5th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 39.4%DMK 30.1%INC 23.6%IND 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,50,289
Density
3232 / km²
Sex ratio
1029 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
294 km²
SC population16.0%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.0%Christian 6.1%Other 3.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water98.3%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation68.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Children underweight (under 5)13.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate90.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.0%
Health insurance31.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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