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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2016
Kadirgamam
Winner — 2016
N.S.J. JAYABAL @ AYYANAR
AINRC· All India N.R. Congress
AINRC 43.3%IND 29.2%9 others 27.5%
Votes
11,690
43.3% share
Winning margin
3,802
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
81.7%
of 33,083
A clear win with a 14.1% margin.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.76 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.S.J. JAYABAL @ AYYANAR | All India N.R. Congress | 11,690 | 43.3% |
| 2 | S. RAMESH | IND | 7,888 | 29.2% |
| 3 | A. SIVASHANMUGAM | UPA | 2,601 | 9.6% |
| 4 | V. MOUROUGAYAN | IND | 1,538 | 5.7% |
| 5 | M.R. GOVINDAN | 1,043 | 3.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 897 | 3.3% |
| 7 | R. SOMASUNDARAM | NDA | 673 | 2.5% |
| 8 | D. RAMESH | 265 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | S. RADHAKRISHNAN | 250 | 0.9% | |
| 10 | K. EZHUMALAI | 129 | 0.5% | |
| 11 | S. MURUGESAN | IJK | 39 | 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 (17th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.2% · max 45.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
17th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
12th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AINRC 43.3%IND 29.2%INC 9.6%IND 5.7%OTH 8.9%NOTA 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.76 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.