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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2021

Villianur

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Winner — 2021

R. SIVA
DMK· Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA, Puducherry) (UPA)
DMK 55.7%AINRC 36.0%14 others 8.3%
Votes
19,653
55.7% share
Winning margin
6,950
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
81.5%
of 43,297

Villianur is a safe seat — R. SIVA won by 19.7%.

Seat history

1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. SIVA
DMK
Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA, Puducherry) (UPA)
19,65355.7%
2
S.V. SUGUMARAN
AINRC
12,70336.0%
3
PRAVEENA
NTK
1,1823.4%
4
A. BANUMATHI
MNM
6091.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4781.4%
6
KUMARAVEL
AMMK
1620.5%
7
N. DJEAMOURTHY
IND
920.3%
8
R. RAMPRASATH
PUDEP
810.2%
9
P. THANAMOUTTOU
IND
730.2%
10
S. SHANMUGASUNDARAM
IND
680.2%
11
A. FAZIL
DMDK
NDA
430.1%
12
V. MARAN
IND
350.1%
13
C. GUEDJENDIRANE
IND
300.1%
14
R. ARUMUGAM @ SARAVANAN
JD(U)
NDA
200.1%
15
A. MATHIVANAN
IND
200.1%
16
THIAGU
IJK
170.1%

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

Average turnout (14th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.5% · max 51.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
14th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
17th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.7%AINRC 36.0%OTH 6.9%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
🛕

Q135117172

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine

Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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