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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1974
Thattanchavady
Winner — 1974
PETHAPERUMAL, V.
NCO 46.9%CPI 36.6%1 others 16.5%
Votes
3,468
46.9% share
Winning margin
758
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
81.2%
of 9,119
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETHAPERUMAL, V. | 3,468 | 46.9% | |
| 2 | GURUSAMY, N. | Left | 2,710 | 36.6% |
| 3 | VEERARAGAVALU, P. K. | 1,224 | 16.5% |
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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 1.8% · max 83.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
13th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 46.9%CPI 36.6%DMK 16.5%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.