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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2016

Kamaraj Nagar

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Winner — 2016

VE. VAITHILINGAM
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 45.1%ADMK 25.3%11 others 29.6%
Votes
11,618
45.1% share
Winning margin
5,106
19.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
77.4%
of 33,299

Kamaraj Nagar is a safe seat — VE. VAITHILINGAM won by 19.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VE. VAITHILINGAM
INC
UPA (UPA)
11,61845.1%
2
P. GANESAN
ADMK
6,51225.3%
3
B. THAYALAN
AINRC
3,64214.1%
4
L. MUNISAMY
IND
1,2414.8%
5
R VISWANATHAN
CPI
8573.3%
6
S. RAVICHANDRAN
BJP
NDA
7643.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
6942.7%
8
P. SIVAKUMAR
NTK
1890.7%
9
K. SEETHARAMAN
PMK
1500.6%
10
A. KENNADY KUMARAN
AGIMK
470.2%
11
S. SANKAR
IND
250.1%
12
S. A. MOHAMED ELIAS
IJK
160.1%
13
M. KRISHNAMURTHY
IND
140.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (27th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.1% · max 44.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
27th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
1st of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.1%ADMK 25.3%AINRC 14.1%OTH 12.8%NOTA 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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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