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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1996
Modeliarpeth
Winner — 1996
M. MANJINI
CPI· United Front
CPI 49.7%INC 36.1%9 others 14.2%
Votes
11,380
49.7% share
Winning margin
3,102
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
69.5%
of 32,940
A clear win with a 13.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. MANJINI | United Front | 11,380 | 49.7% |
| 2 | V. KOTHANDARAMAN SABABATHY | INC | 8,278 | 36.1% |
| 3 | G. THIRUVARASAN | 2,506 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | S. SIVARAMAN, B.SC. | IND | 263 | 1.1% |
| 5 | P. JAYAKUMAR | BJP | 153 | 0.7% |
| 6 | K. SUBRAMANIAN @ K.S. MANI | CPI(ML)(L) | 123 | 0.5% |
| 7 | JACOB | IND | 79 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAMALINGAM, B.A. | IND | 56 | 0.2% |
| 9 | K. SHANKAR @ DHANAKODI | IND | 32 | 0.1% |
| 10 | M. SUNDARAPANDIAN | IND | 17 | 0.1% |
| 11 | G. SAKKARAVARTHY | IND | 15 | 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 (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.9% · max 67.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
11th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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4th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 49.7%INC 36.1%PMK 10.9%OTH 3.2%
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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