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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2021
Indira Nagar
Winner — 2021
V. AROUMOUGAME @ AKD
AINRC· NDA (NDA)
AINRC 74.8%INC 11.3%7 others 13.9%
Votes
21,841
74.8% share
Winning margin
18,531
63.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
80.0%
of 36,519
Indira Nagar is a safe seat — V. AROUMOUGAME @ AKD won by 63.4%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. AROUMOUGAME @ AKD | NDA (NDA) | 21,841 | 74.8% |
| 2 | M. Kannan | 3,310 | 11.3% | |
| 3 | T. Devika | 1,774 | 6.1% | |
| 4 | P. SAKTHIVEL | MNM | 1,218 | 4.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 569 | 1.9% |
| 6 | K. Ezhumalai | NDA | 156 | 0.5% |
| 7 | D. Ejoumale | IJK | 152 | 0.5% |
| 8 | S. Karthigayan | IND | 109 | 0.4% |
| 9 | D. Mohan | 83 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe63.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.9% · max 67.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
11th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
4th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AINRC 74.8%INC 11.3%NTK 6.1%OTH 5.9%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 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
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