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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. JAYAKUMAR | TMC(M) | 12,205 | 64.6% |
| 2 | P. ANANDBASKARAN | INC | 6,509 | 34.4% |
| 3 | K. KANDAPPAN | IND | 40 | 0.2% |
| 4 | P. SUGUMARAN @ JAYAKUMAR | IND | 30 | 0.2% |
| 5 | M.V. RAGUPATHY | IND | 21 | 0.1% |
| 6 | G. SIVAGAMY | IND | 21 | 0.1% |
| 7 | S. STANLEY ALLWIN | IND | 21 | 0.1% |
| 8 | B. NATARAJAN | IND | 18 | 0.1% |
| 9 | S. ARIKRISHNAN | IND | 15 | 0.1% |
| 10 | M.K. PALANI | IND | 14 | 0.1% |
| 11 | J. SARAVANAN | IND | 12 | 0.1% |
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
safe30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.8% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
12th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.93
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 30Where 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 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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