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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Bahour
Winner — 1991
P. RAJAVELU
IND
IND 48.6%IND 34.0%3 others 17.4%
Votes
6,377
48.6% share
Winning margin
1,923
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.4%
of 18,361
A clear win with a 14.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. RAJAVELU | IND | 6,377 | 48.6% |
| 2 | E. RAJALINGAM | IND | 4,454 | 34.0% |
| 3 | A. RAMAMURTHY | Left | 2,074 | 15.8% |
| 4 | G. K. BASKARAN | 183 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | M. LOGANATHAN | JP | 26 | 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 (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 4.0% · max 23.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
18th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.71
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
16th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 48.6%IND 34.0%CPI 15.8%OTH 1.6%
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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