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Puducherry · PC 1 · 1991
Pondicherry
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
M.D.H. FAROOK
INC· INC
INC 53.1%DMK 35.8%11 others 11.1%
Votes
2,07,922
53.1% share
Winning margin
67,609
17.3% of votes
Total votes cast
3,91,783
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.D.H. FAROOK | INC | 2,07,922 | 53.1% |
| 2 | P.K. LOGNATHAN | Janata Dal | 1,40,313 | 35.8% |
| 3 | BAVANI MADURACAVI (W) | 13,375 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | J.R. RAMASAMI | BJP | 7,728 | 2.0% |
| 5 | A.V. RAMAKRISHNAN | IND | 5,223 | 1.3% |
| 6 | K. CHANDRESEKHARAN | JP | 3,802 | 1.0% |
| 7 | M. ARUMAI SELVAM | IND | 3,499 | 0.9% |
| 8 | D. JOSEPH RAJ | TMM | 3,421 | 0.9% |
| 9 | AWADH KISHORE BHAIYA | 2,323 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | S. RAMASSAMY | PMM | 2,259 | 0.6% |
| 11 | P.K. MAGAPPAN | IND | 944 | 0.2% |
| 12 | G. THIRUVENGADAM | BKUS | 548 | 0.1% |
| 13 | AMAAN KHAN | IND | 426 | 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
safe17.3%
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 53.1%DMK 35.8%OTH 11.1%
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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