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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2006

Modeliarpeth

Winner — 2006

DR. M.A.S. SUBRAMANIAN
DMK· UPA (UPA)
DMK 37.3%PMC 32.4%3 others 30.3%
Votes
10,783
37.3% share
Winning margin
1,404
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
87.8%
of 32,973

A closely fought contest. DR. M.A.S. SUBRAMANIAN won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. M.A.S. SUBRAMANIAN
UPA (UPA)
10,78337.3%
2
P. KANNAN
PMC
9,37932.4%
3
V. SABAPATHY @ KOTHANDARAMAN
IND
7,94927.5%
4
J. MURUGAN
5561.9%
5
J. RAMDASS
NDA
2750.9%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.9% · max 67.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
11th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
4th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 37.3%PMC 32.4%IND 27.5%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.21 Cr

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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