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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2011

Orleampeth

Winner — 2011

G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY
AINRC· AINRC Alliance (PY 2011)
AINRC 55.3%DMK 42.1%6 others 2.6%
Votes
10,986
55.3% share
Winning margin
2,618
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.1%
of 23,631

A clear win with a 13.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY
AINRC Alliance (PY 2011)
10,98655.3%
2
R. SIVA
UPA
8,36842.1%
3
S. NEHRU
IND
2471.2%
4
K. RAMALINGAM
IND
760.4%
5
M. NEHRU
IND
590.3%
6
N. SIVARAJ
IND
530.3%
7
D. SURESH NANDHA
NDA
520.3%
8
K. VAITHIANATHAN
BSP
390.2%

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

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.2%
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
AINRC 55.3%DMK 42.1%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

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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