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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1991

Neravy-Grand Aldee

Winner — 1991

V. M. C. V. GANAPATHY
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 49.7%DMK 47.8%5 others 2.5%
Votes
6,384
49.7% share
Winning margin
239
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.2%
of 17,334

Neravy-Grand Aldee was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 239 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. M. C. V. GANAPATHY
ADK
AIADMK
6,38449.7%
2
V. M. C. SIVAKOUMAR
DMK
6,14547.8%
3
S. GUNASEGARAN
PMM
2191.7%
4
V. A. KANNAIYAN
BJP
660.5%
5
M. HASSAN KUTHOOS
IND
300.2%
6
P. AMULDOSS
IND
50.0%
7
A. ANBAZHAGAN
IND
50.0%

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 (21st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.2% · max 52.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
21st of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
30th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.7%DMK 47.8%OTH 2.5%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chemicals and Allied Products

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