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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2001Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2001

N. GANGADARAN
INC· Congress-TMC Alliance (PY, INC+)
INC 25.4%DMK 21.1%9 others 53.5%
Votes
3,723
25.4% share
Winning margin
636
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
74.9%
of 19,544

A closely fought contest. N. GANGADARAN won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N. GANGADARAN
INC
Congress-TMC Alliance (PY, INC+)
3,72325.4%
2
S. PALANIVELU
DMK
DMK
3,08721.1%
3
L. PERIYASAMY
IND
2,78019.0%
4
R. RAJARAMAN
IND
1,85212.7%
5
M. NAGAMANY
ADMK
1,3018.9%
6
P. MUTHUKRISHNAN
MDMK
NDA
6304.3%
7
D. JANAKIRAMAN
IND
6214.2%
8
K. SIVALOGANATHANE
PB
2821.9%
9
S. PARKUNAN
LJP
1421.0%
10
R. SELVAKUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
1350.9%
11
S. CANDAVELOU
IND
800.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (27th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.1% · max 44.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
27th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
1st of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.4%DMK 21.1%IND 19.0%IND 12.7%ADMK 8.9%OTH 12.9%

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

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