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Puducherry · PC 1 · 1989
Pondicherry
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
P. SHANMUGAM
INC· INC
INC 50.5%DMK 41.6%9 others 7.9%
Votes
1,90,562
50.5% share
Winning margin
33,312
8.8% of votes
Total votes cast
3,77,588
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. SHANMUGAM | INC | 1,90,562 | 50.5% |
| 2 | N. MANIMARAN | National Front | 1,57,250 | 41.6% |
| 3 | BAVANY MADURACAYY | 25,021 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | C. BALAMUTHUVAL | LKD(B) | 965 | 0.3% |
| 5 | P. D. PANNEER SALVAN | TMM | 943 | 0.3% |
| 6 | R. ARANGANATHAN | IND | 723 | 0.2% |
| 7 | M. KANDEEBAN | IND | 538 | 0.1% |
| 8 | G. THIRUVENGADAM | IND | 503 | 0.1% |
| 9 | M. MANIMARAN | IND | 440 | 0.1% |
| 10 | DAVULURY NAGESWARA RAO | IND | 345 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KANAKMULL JAIN | IND | 298 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (1st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.1% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
1st of 1How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 1How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
1st of 1How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.5%DMK 41.6%PMK 6.6%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
Figures are for Puducherry, this seat's primary district — it spans 4 districts.
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?
21 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.