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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1996
Lawspet
Winner — 1996
N. KESAVAN
DMK· United Front
DMK 54.4%INC 33.8%11 others 11.8%
Votes
16,442
54.4% share
Winning margin
6,231
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
69.9%
of 43,218
Lawspet is a safe seat — N. KESAVAN won by 20.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. KESAVAN | United Front | 16,442 | 54.4% |
| 2 | M.O.H.F. SHAJAHAN | INC | 10,211 | 33.8% |
| 3 | SANKARAN | United Front | 2,596 | 8.6% |
| 4 | L. KARUNAKARAN | BJP | 359 | 1.2% |
| 5 | V. JANAKIRAMAN | IND | 220 | 0.7% |
| 6 | S. ANANDAN @ LOGANATHAN | IND | 138 | 0.5% |
| 7 | P. CHITRADEVI | JP | 93 | 0.3% |
| 8 | E. CHANDRASEGARAN | IND | 57 | 0.2% |
| 9 | JEGAN @ JAGADEESAN | IND | 36 | 0.1% |
| 10 | R. SANKAR | IND | 27 | 0.1% |
| 11 | K. JAYARAMAN | IND | 24 | 0.1% |
| 12 | B. DHANDAPANI | IND | 12 | 0.0% |
| 13 | N. RAMACHANDRAN | IND | 12 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.2% · min 2.1% · max 93.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
4th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
23rd of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.4%INC 33.8%CPM 8.6%OTH 3.3%
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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