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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1980
Oupalam
Winner — 1980
SITHA VEDANAYAGAM
DMK· DMK
DMK 70.1%ADK 28.1%3 others 1.8%
Votes
5,419
70.1% share
Winning margin
3,242
41.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.0%
of 10,315
Oupalam is a safe seat — SITHA VEDANAYAGAM won by 41.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SITHA VEDANAYAGAM | DMK | 5,419 | 70.1% |
| 2 | C. N. PARTHASARATHY |  ADKAIADMK | 2,177 | 28.1% |
| 3 | GADJENDIRIN BASKARA | IND | 52 | 0.7% |
| 4 | S. RAJARAM | IND | 48 | 0.6% |
| 5 | R. KRISHNAN | IND | 39 | 0.5% |
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 (14th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe41.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.5% · max 51.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
14th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
17th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 70.1%ADK 28.1%OTH 1.8%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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