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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Embalom
Winner — 1980
G. MURUGESAN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 68.3%ADK 24.1%2 others 7.6%
Votes
5,033
68.3% share
Winning margin
3,260
44.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
79.4%
of 9,279
Embalom is a safe seat — G. MURUGESAN won by 44.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. MURUGESAN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 5,033 | 68.3% |
| 2 | N. RAMAJAYAM |  ADKAIADMK | 1,773 | 24.1% |
| 3 | K. SIVALOGANATHAN | IND | 487 | 6.6% |
| 4 | N. ARIKRISHNAN | IND | 76 | 1.0% |
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 (27th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe44.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.1% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
27th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
1st of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 68.3%ADK 24.1%IND 6.6%OTH 1.0%
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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