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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1985
Tirunallar
Winner — 1985
A. SONUDARARENGAN
IND
IND 45.2%DMK 37.0%3 others 17.8%
Votes
4,246
45.2% share
Winning margin
771
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.9%
of 11,616
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. SONUDARARENGAN | IND | 4,246 | 45.2% |
| 2 | R. KAMALAKKANNAN | DMK | 3,475 | 37.0% |
| 3 | N. RAMADASS |  ADKAIADMK | 1,325 | 14.1% |
| 4 | D. RAMADOSS | Janata | 311 | 3.3% |
| 5 | N. SHANTHI | IND | 38 | 0.4% |
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 (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 38.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
28th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
21st of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 45.2%DMK 37.0%ADK 14.1%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,00,222
Density
1275 / km²
Sex ratio
1047 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 76.2%Muslim 14.4%Christian 9.2%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.7%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate88.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel81.2%
Health insurance26.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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