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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1985
Karaikal
Winner — 1985
V. GOVINDARAJAN
INC· INC
INC 49.5%IND 38.0%2 others 12.4%
Votes
4,784
49.5% share
Winning margin
1,113
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.9%
of 14,651
A clear win with a 11.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. GOVINDARAJAN | INC | 4,784 | 49.5% |
| 2 | V.M. SALIH MARICAR | IND | 3,671 | 38.0% |
| 3 | G. RENGAYEN | Janata | 1,081 | 11.2% |
| 4 | K.S. MANIMARAN | IND | 120 | 1.2% |
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 (1st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
1st of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
28th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%IND 38.0%JNP 11.2%OTH 1.2%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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