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Puducherry · PC 1 · 1998
Pondicherry
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
S. ARUMUGHAM
DMK· DMK-Congress Alliance (Puducherry, 1998)
DMK 41.1%INC 32.1%7 others 26.8%
Votes
1,68,122
41.1% share
Winning margin
36,774
9.0% of votes
Total votes cast
4,08,918
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. ARUMUGHAM | DMK-Congress Alliance (Puducherry, 1998) | 1,68,122 | 41.1% |
| 2 | P. SHANMUGAM | INC | 1,31,348 | 32.1% |
| 3 | LUCKY R. PERUMAL @KALIAPERUMAL | NDA | 1,02,622 | 25.1% |
| 4 | S.K.C. GUEDJENDIRANE | 2,589 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | T. SANJEEVI | 1,397 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | D. DEENADHAYALAN | ICS | 1,222 | 0.3% |
| 7 | BALASAMI | AJBP | 736 | 0.2% |
| 8 | R. SADHASIVAM | IND | 709 | 0.2% |
| 9 | G. SARANGAM | IND | 173 | 0.0% |
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
safe9.0%
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
DMK 41.1%INC 32.1%ADMK 25.1%OTH 1.7%
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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