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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2016
Karaikal South
Winner — 2016
K.A.U. ASANA
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 46.7%DMK 46.6%9 others 6.8%
Votes
11,104
46.7% share
Winning margin
20
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
76.1%
of 31,286
Karaikal South was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 20 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
6 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.A.U. ASANA | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 11,104 | 46.7% |
| 2 | A.M.H. NAZEEM | DMK | 11,084 | 46.6% |
| 3 | A.SURESH | 393 | 1.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 349 | 1.5% |
| 5 | G.MANIKANDAN | NDA | 268 | 1.1% |
| 6 | H. MOHAMED BILAL MARICAR | 258 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | PRANADARTIGARESWARAN @ MOUTTOUVEL | 119 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | S.MARIE ANTHUVAN | 97 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | SYED MASTHAN OLI | 80 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | K.SELVAMANI | BSP | 26 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MOHAMED TAMEEM KANI | IND | 22 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 0.1% · max 49.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
29th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
24th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 46.7%DMK 46.6%OTH 5.3%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,00,222
Density
1275 / km²
Sex ratio
1047 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 76.2%Muslim 14.4%Christian 9.2%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.7%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate88.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel81.2%
Health insurance26.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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