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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1985
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Winner — 1985
P.K. SATHYANANDAN
INC· INC
INC 53.0%CPM 39.0%4 others 7.9%
Votes
3,695
53.0% share
Winning margin
976
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
81.9%
of 8,509
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.K. SATHYANANDAN | INC | 3,695 | 53.0% |
| 2 | K.V. RAGHAVAN | Left | 2,719 | 39.0% |
| 3 | C.V. SULAIMAN HAJEE |  MUL | 447 | 6.4% |
| 4 | VALAVIL SUDHAKARAN | IND | 42 | 0.6% |
| 5 | ABDUL GAFFOOR | IND | 38 | 0.6% |
| 6 | V.K. BHARATHAN | IND | 25 | 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 (25th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.2% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
25th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
29th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.0%CPM 39.0%MUL 6.4%OTH 1.5%
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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chemicals and Allied Products
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