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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1980
Raj Bhavan
Winner — 1980
L. JOSEPH MARIADASS
DMK· DMK
DMK 45.9%CPI 26.4%5 others 27.7%
Votes
1,880
45.9% share
Winning margin
798
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.4%
of 6,566
Raj Bhavan is a safe seat — L. JOSEPH MARIADASS won by 19.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. JOSEPH MARIADASS | DMK | 1,880 | 45.9% |
| 2 | V. SUBBIAH | Left | 1,082 | 26.4% |
| 3 | M. K. JEEVARATHINA ODAYAR | Janata | 510 | 12.5% |
| 4 | M. V. VAITHILINGAM | IND | 479 | 11.7% |
| 5 | N. KALIAPERUMAL | IND | 70 | 1.7% |
| 6 | MARIUS BALA | IND | 37 | 0.9% |
| 7 | THIAGI THIRUKAMU | JNP(S) | 36 | 0.9% |
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 (2nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.3% · max 38.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
2nd of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
9th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 45.9%CPI 26.4%JNP 12.5%IND 11.7%OTH 3.5%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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