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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1977
Villenour
Winner — 1977
PAZHANINATHAN S.
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 35.0%JNP 33.0%2 others 32.0%
Votes
2,891
35.0% share
Winning margin
163
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.8%
of 10,476
Villenour was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 163 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAZHANINATHAN S. |  ADKAIADMK | 2,891 | 35.0% |
| 2 | VARADARASSU P. | Janata | 2,728 | 33.0% |
| 3 | SHANMUGAM M. A. | 1,701 | 20.6% | |
| 4 | DEVADASS N. | INC | 939 | 11.4% |
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 (12th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.8% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
12th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.93
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 35.0%JNP 33.0%DMK 20.6%INC 11.4%
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
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