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Puducherry · PC 1 · 1996
Pondicherry
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
M.O.H. FAROOK
INC· INC
INC 40.0%DMK 39.9%19 others 20.1%
Votes
1,83,986
40.0% share
Winning margin
284
0.1% of votes
Total votes cast
4,60,322
Candidates
21
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.O.H. FAROOK | INC | 1,83,986 | 40.0% |
| 2 | S. ARUMUGHAM | United Front | 1,83,702 | 39.9% |
| 3 | S. THIYAGARAJAN | BJP | 20,351 | 4.4% |
| 4 | BAVANY MADURA CAVY | United Front | 19,792 | 4.3% |
| 5 | R. BALASUBRAMANIAN | United Front | 13,397 | 2.9% |
| 6 | K. MANIVANNAN | IND | 8,801 | 1.9% |
| 7 | M.P. MATHIMAHARAJA | IND | 7,425 | 1.6% |
| 8 | S.K.C. GUEDJENDIRANE | 4,005 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | D. DEENADAYALAN | ICS | 3,819 | 0.8% |
| 10 | G. THIRUVENGADAM | IND | 1,922 | 0.4% |
| 11 | C.R. TIROUGNANA SAMBANDAM | IND | 1,866 | 0.4% |
| 12 | L. VENGATARAMAN | JP | 1,823 | 0.4% |
| 13 | ESWARA RAO GEDDAM | IND | 1,795 | 0.4% |
| 14 | S. DAYALANE | IND | 1,513 | 0.3% |
| 15 | T.SIVASUBRAMANIAN @ RAVI | IND | 1,394 | 0.3% |
| 16 | T. SARAVANAN | IND | 1,392 | 0.3% |
| 17 | G. ELUMALAI | IND | 806 | 0.2% |
| 18 | V. NADARAJAN | IND | 794 | 0.2% |
| 19 | S. KAMARAJ | IND | 791 | 0.2% |
| 20 | K. PADMARAJAN | IND | 497 | 0.1% |
| 21 | P. VIJAYAKUMAR | IND | 451 | 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
safe0.1%
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 40.0%DMK 39.9%OTH 20.1%
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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