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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2006
Lawspet
Winner — 2006
M.O.H.F. SHAHJAHAN
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 43.1%ADMK 26.4%9 others 30.6%
Votes
17,944
43.1% share
Winning margin
6,958
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
80.6%
of 51,708
Lawspet is a safe seat — M.O.H.F. SHAHJAHAN won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.O.H.F. SHAHJAHAN | UPA (UPA) | 17,944 | 43.1% |
| 2 | G. ANANDHAMURUGESAN | 10,986 | 26.4% | |
| 3 | P. KALAYANASUNDARAM | NDA | 10,365 | 24.9% |
| 4 | S. ARUNACHALAM | 1,624 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | P. VINOTHAN | IND | 239 | 0.6% |
| 6 | K. PRABAKARAN | BSP | 172 | 0.4% |
| 7 | E. CHANDIRASEGARAN | IND | 85 | 0.2% |
| 8 | S. MUNUSAMY | IND | 82 | 0.2% |
| 9 | H. SALEEM BASHA | IND | 74 | 0.2% |
| 10 | A. IRISAPPAN | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 11 | S. KRISHNAN | IND | 41 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.7%
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
INC 43.1%ADMK 26.4%BJP 24.9%OTH 5.7%
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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