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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1974Reserved (SC)
Neduncadu
Winner — 1974
R. COUPOUSAMY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.2%ADK 31.2%2 others 27.6%
Votes
2,934
41.2% share
Winning margin
709
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
86.2%
of 8,266
A clear win with a 9.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. COUPOUSAMY | Congress (R) | 2,934 | 41.2% |
| 2 | P. SELVARAJ |  ADK | 2,225 | 31.2% |
| 3 | N. RASANGAM | 1,891 | 26.5% | |
| 4 | M. KALIAPERUMAL | Left | 75 | 1.1% |
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.
Low turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 0.1% · max 49.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
29th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
24th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.2%ADK 31.2%DMK 26.5%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,00,222
Density
1275 / km²
Sex ratio
1047 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 76.2%Muslim 14.4%Christian 9.2%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.7%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate88.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel81.2%
Health insurance26.9%
What's nearby?
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