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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1985
Kuruvinatham
Winner — 1985
R. RAMANSTHAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 40.7%ADK 32.5%1 others 26.8%
Votes
4,207
40.7% share
Winning margin
846
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
85.0%
of 12,173
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. RAMANSTHAN | DMK | 4,207 | 40.7% |
| 2 | K. PARASURAMAN |  ADKAIADMK | 3,361 | 32.5% |
| 3 | K.R. SUBRAMANIYA PADAYACHI | Janata | 2,776 | 26.8% |
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 (10th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.3% · max 67.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
10th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
7th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 40.7%ADK 32.5%JNP 26.8%
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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