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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1990

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Winner — 1990

R. KAMALAKKANNAN
IND
IND 35.7%DMK 32.0%4 others 32.3%
Votes
4,124
35.7% share
Winning margin
426
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.5%
of 15,100

A closely fought contest. R. KAMALAKKANNAN won with a 3.7% margin.

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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. KAMALAKKANNAN
IND
4,12435.7%
2
A. SOUNDARARENGAN
DMK
National Front
3,69832.0%
3
P. SATHIADASAN
ADK
AIADMK
2,48721.5%
4
S. AMBALAVANAN
PMK
1,0959.5%
5
PON. SELVARAJ
JNP(JP)
1351.2%
6
D. K. DURAIRAJ
IND
140.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 38.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
28th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
21st of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 35.7%DMK 32.0%ADK 21.5%PMK 9.5%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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