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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2026
Kadirgamam
Winner — 2026
AZHAGU @ AZHAGANANTHAM
IND
IND 51.3%AINRC 26.7%8 others 22.0%
Votes
14,633
51.4% share
Winning margin
7,004
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
90.2%
of 31,638
Kadirgamam is a safe seat — AZHAGU @ AZHAGANANTHAM won by 24.6%.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZHAGU @ AZHAGANANTHAM | IND | 14,633 | 51.4% |
| 2 | K.S.P @ S. RAMESH | 7,629 | 26.8% | |
| 3 | JAYANTHI RAJAVELU | 3,024 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | A. P. R. VADIVEL | 2,417 | 8.5% | |
| 5 | T. SUBASRI TAMILSELVAN | 427 | 1.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 224 | 0.8% |
| 7 | R. SOUPRAMANIANE | 46 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | R. KANNAN | IND | 45 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAMESH | IND | 31 | 0.1% |
| 10 | K. PONNUSAMY | NADLMMKLK | 21 | 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
safe24.6%
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
IND 51.4%AINRC 26.8%TVK 10.6%DMK 8.5%OTH 2.0%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.14 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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