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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1990
Oupalam
Winner — 1990
N. NAGHAMUTHU
DMK· National Front
DMK 54.0%ADK 43.6%6 others 2.5%
Votes
7,378
54.0% share
Winning margin
1,422
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.7%
of 19,918
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. NAGHAMUTHU | National Front | 7,378 | 54.0% |
| 2 | P. K. LOGANATHAN |  ADKAIADMK | 5,956 | 43.6% |
| 3 | S. JAMES | 154 | 1.1% | |
| 4 | AROKKIAMARY ALIAS SELVI EMADHE | IND | 66 | 0.5% |
| 5 | G. RAMASAMY | BJP | 63 | 0.5% |
| 6 | ROUSSEAU ANGAPPAN ALIAS C. ANGAPPAN | 41 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | PARANTHAMAN | IND | 10 | 0.1% |
| 8 | G. ANNAMALAI | IND | 6 | 0.0% |
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 (14th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.5% · max 51.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
14th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
17th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.0%ADK 43.6%OTH 2.5%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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