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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2001Reserved (SC)

Ossudu

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Winner — 2001

A. ELUMALAI
PMC· NDA (NDA)
PMC 34.6%PMK 33.6%10 others 31.8%
Votes
5,364
34.6% share
Winning margin
164
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
81.2%
of 19,063

Ossudu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 164 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. ELUMALAI
PMC
NDA (NDA)
5,36434.6%
2
S. BALARAMAN
PMK
NDA
5,20033.6%
3
P. SUNDHARARAJU
TMC(M)
4,07226.3%
4
N. MARIMUTHU
IND
2001.3%
5
M. DAYALAN
MDMK
NDA
1961.3%
6
S. KALAI
PB
950.6%
7
M. SIVANANDHAM
IND
940.6%
8
P. GANAPATHY
IND
790.5%
9
N. ARIKISHNAN
LJP
780.5%
10
P. SIVAKUMAR
IND
620.4%
11
S. ARIKRISHNAN
IND
230.1%
12
C. ANNADURAI
IND
180.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 1.1% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
19th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMC 34.6%PMK 33.6%TMC(M) 26.3%OTH 5.5%

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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