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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2001
Cotchery
Winner — 2001
R. NALAMAGARAJAN
INC· Congress-TMC Alliance (PY, INC+)
INC 43.5%PMK 33.2%5 others 23.3%
Votes
7,058
43.5% share
Winning margin
1,676
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.0%
of 22,838
A clear win with a 10.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. NALAMAGARAJAN | Congress-TMC Alliance (PY, INC+) | 7,058 | 43.5% |
| 2 | M. RAMADASS | NDA | 5,382 | 33.2% |
| 3 | S. ELANGOVAN | NDA | 3,212 | 19.8% |
| 4 | S. RAJAMANI | 183 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | K. RAJAGURU | IND | 171 | 1.1% |
| 6 | S. KALYAPERUMAL | IND | 112 | 0.7% |
| 7 | K. KARUNAGARAN | IND | 107 | 0.7% |
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 (6th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.0% · max 29.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
6th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
19th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.5%PMK 33.2%BJP 19.8%OTH 3.5%
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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