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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Embalam
Winner — 2011
P. RAJAVELU
AINRC· AINRC Alliance (PY 2011)
AINRC 96.3%IND 2.6%1 others 1.1%
Votes
12,933
96.3% share
Winning margin
12,582
93.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
50.0%
of 26,882
Embalam is a safe seat — P. RAJAVELU won by 93.7%.
Seat history
0 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. RAJAVELU | AINRC Alliance (PY 2011) | 12,933 | 96.3% |
| 2 | N. ETHIRAJAN | IND | 351 | 2.6% |
| 3 | J. SACTIVELOU | CPI(ML)(L) | 144 | 1.1% |
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
safe93.7%
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
AINRC 96.3%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/3
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 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
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🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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