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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1985
Nellithope
Winner — 1985
R.V.JANAKIRAMAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 51.8%ADK 42.1%3 others 6.1%
Votes
5,526
51.8% share
Winning margin
1,036
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.6%
of 15,108
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.V.JANAKIRAMAN | DMK | 5,526 | 51.8% |
| 2 | B. MANIMARAN |  ADKAIADMK | 4,490 | 42.1% |
| 3 | R. RAMAMURTHY | Janata | 518 | 4.8% |
| 4 | M. WILLIAM | ICS | 84 | 0.8% |
| 5 | A. DEVAGURU | BJP | 54 | 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 (17th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.2% · max 45.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
17th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
12th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.8%ADK 42.1%OTH 6.1%
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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