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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Oussudu

Winner — 2016

E. THEEPPAINTHAN
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 33.0%BJP 24.2%10 others 42.8%
Votes
8,675
33.0% share
Winning margin
2,330
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
90.7%
of 28,973

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
E. THEEPPAINTHAN
UPA (UPA)
8,67533.0%
2
SAI J SARAVANAN KUMAR
NDA
6,34524.1%
3
M. VAITHIYANATHAN
5,68721.6%
4
P. KARTHIKEYAN
IND
3,39712.9%
5
M. SELVARASSOU
9423.6%
6
D. ANGALAN
4791.8%
NOTA
NOTA
3881.5%
8
P. ASARAVEL
IND
1660.6%
9
P. MADHIVANAN
IND
650.3%
10
S. SASIKUMAR
590.2%
11
K. ARUNACHALAM
AGIMK
390.1%
12
R. JEYAPRIYA
IJK
310.1%

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

High turnout (2nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.3% · max 38.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
2nd of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
9th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.0%BJP 24.1%AINRC 21.6%IND 12.9%OTH 6.8%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 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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