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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. SABAPATHY KOTHANDARAMAN
INC
6,26047.1%
2
M. MANJINI
Left
5,87444.2%
3
E. GANESAN
Janata
1,1388.6%
4
S.P.A. PARTHASARATHY
IND
300.2%

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
safe
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.9% · max 67.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
11th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
4th of 30

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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