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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Ossudu
Winner — 1991
N. MARIMUTHU
INC· INC
INC 63.0%JD 36.0%2 others 1.0%
Votes
7,293
63.0% share
Winning margin
3,131
27.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.2%
of 16,480
Ossudu is a safe seat — N. MARIMUTHU won by 27.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. MARIMUTHU | INC | 7,293 | 63.0% |
| 2 | S. BALARAMAN | Janata Dal | 4,162 | 36.0% |
| 3 | S. VIJAYAKUMAR | JP | 77 | 0.7% |
| 4 | A. BALAKIRUSHMAN | IND | 44 | 0.4% |
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 (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 1.1% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
19th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.0%JD 36.0%OTH 1.1%
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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