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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1985
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Winner — 1985
V. SABAPATHY KOTHANDARAMAN
INC· INC
INC 47.1%CPI 44.2%2 others 8.8%
Votes
6,260
47.1% share
Winning margin
386
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.9%
of 17,299
A closely fought contest. V. SABAPATHY KOTHANDARAMAN won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. SABAPATHY KOTHANDARAMAN | INC | 6,260 | 47.1% |
| 2 | M. MANJINI | Left | 5,874 | 44.2% |
| 3 | E. GANESAN | Janata | 1,138 | 8.6% |
| 4 | S.P.A. PARTHASARATHY | IND | 30 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.9% · max 67.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
11th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
4th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%CPI 44.2%JNP 8.6%OTH 0.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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