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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2011

Kalapet

Winner — 2011

P.M.L. KALYANA SUNDARAM
AINRC· AINRC Alliance (PY 2011)
AINRC 62.4%INC 34.3%7 others 3.3%
Votes
14,132
62.4% share
Winning margin
6,366
28.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
87.7%
of 25,824

Kalapet is a safe seat — P.M.L. KALYANA SUNDARAM won by 28.1%.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.M.L. KALYANA SUNDARAM
AINRC Alliance (PY 2011)
14,13262.4%
2
M.O.H.F SHAHJAHAN
UPA
7,76634.3%
3
L. KARUNAKARAN
NDA
2140.9%
4
U. KALYANASUNDARAM
IND
1970.9%
5
SUBRAMANIAN
IND
1200.5%
6
I.M.S. BALAJI
IND
820.4%
7
SEGAR
IND
570.3%
8
R. KALYANASUNDARAM
IND
450.2%
9
P. KALYANASUNDARAM
IND
240.1%

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

Average turnout (10th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
28.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.3% · max 67.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
10th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
7th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AINRC 62.4%INC 34.3%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 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

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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