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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Thirubuvanai

Winner — 1991

D. VISWANATHAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 55.7%DMK 36.9%4 others 7.4%
Votes
7,453
55.7% share
Winning margin
2,514
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.4%
of 19,860

Thirubuvanai is a safe seat — D. VISWANATHAN won by 18.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D. VISWANATHAN
ADK
AIADMK
7,45355.7%
2
M. THANGAVELU
DMK
4,93936.9%
3
IRANIAN ALIAS ETHIRAJ
8296.2%
4
N. SINGARAM
TMM
650.5%
5
C. GUEDJENDIRANF
IND
580.4%
6
GAJENDRA BASKARA
JP
400.3%

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 (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.5% · max 44.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
24th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
3rd of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 55.7%DMK 36.9%PMK 6.2%OTH 1.2%

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?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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