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Puducherry · PC 1 · 1999
Pondicherry
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
M O H Farook
INC· Congress
INC 37.2%PMK 31.7%7 others 31.1%
Votes
1,65,108
37.2% share
Winning margin
24,188
5.5% of votes
Total votes cast
4,44,162
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M O H Farook | Congress | 1,65,108 | 37.2% |
| 2 | M Ramadass | NDA | 1,40,920 | 31.7% |
| 3 | P Kannan | TMC(M) | 1,11,737 | 25.2% |
| 4 | Kalivaradhan | IND | 9,452 | 2.1% |
| 5 | A Ramalingam | IND | 5,562 | 1.3% |
| 6 | Adv. T Ashok Kumar | IND | 5,179 | 1.2% |
| 7 | Dr. K Padmarajan | IND | 2,700 | 0.6% |
| 8 | S Paramasivam | IND | 2,155 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Surendra Kumar Gupta | IND | 1,349 | 0.3% |
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
safe5.5%
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 37.2%PMK 31.7%TMC(M) 25.2%OTH 6.0%
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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