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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1996

Villenour

Winner — 1996

C. JAYAKUMAR
TMC(M)
TMC(M) 64.6%INC 34.4%9 others 1.0%
Votes
12,205
64.6% share
Winning margin
5,696
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
81.6%
of 23,166

Villenour is a safe seat — C. JAYAKUMAR won by 30.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. JAYAKUMAR
TMC(M)
12,20564.6%
2
P. ANANDBASKARAN
INC
6,50934.4%
3
K. KANDAPPAN
IND
400.2%
4
P. SUGUMARAN @ JAYAKUMAR
IND
300.2%
5
M.V. RAGUPATHY
IND
210.1%
6
G. SIVAGAMY
IND
210.1%
7
S. STANLEY ALLWIN
IND
210.1%
8
B. NATARAJAN
IND
180.1%
9
S. ARIKRISHNAN
IND
150.1%
10
M.K. PALANI
IND
140.1%
11
J. SARAVANAN
IND
120.1%

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 (12th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.8% · max 59.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
12th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.93
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 64.6%INC 34.4%OTH 1.0%

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?

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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