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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1977
Lawspet
Winner — 1977
N. VARADHAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 47.7%INC 27.0%2 others 25.3%
Votes
4,477
47.7% share
Winning margin
1,947
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.0%
of 12,680
Lawspet is a safe seat — N. VARADHAN won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. VARADHAN |  ADKAIADMK | 4,477 | 47.7% |
| 2 | M.K. JEEVARATHINA ODAYAR | INC | 2,530 | 27.0% |
| 3 | S. RAMALINGAM | Janata | 1,638 | 17.5% |
| 4 | P. DEIVANAYAGAM | 735 | 7.8% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.2% · min 2.1% · max 93.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
4th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
23rd of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 47.7%INC 27.0%JNP 17.5%DMK 7.8%
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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