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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 14 · 2016
Raj Bhavan
Winner — 2016
K. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 47.2%ADMK 36.1%10 others 16.7%
Votes
9,445
47.2% share
Winning margin
2,225
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
77.8%
of 25,713
A clear win with a 11.1% margin.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. LAKSHMINARAYANAN | UPA (UPA) | 9,445 | 47.2% |
| 2 | P. KANNAN | 7,220 | 36.1% | |
| 3 | A. ANNIBAL NEHRU | 1,517 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | N. POUGAJENDY | NDA | 929 | 4.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 487 | 2.4% |
| 6 | R. VELAYUTHAM | 153 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | B. PANDIARAJAN | 76 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | K. RAJESWARI | 47 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | S. KAVITHA | IJK | 39 | 0.2% |
| 10 | P. VENKATARAMANAN | IND | 32 | 0.2% |
| 11 | S. PAZHANIRAJ | IND | 29 | 0.1% |
| 12 | B.J. WILSON | IND | 23 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.5% · max 44.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
24th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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3rd of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.2%ADMK 36.1%AINRC 7.6%OTH 6.7%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.33 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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.