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Puducherry · PC 1 · 2004
Pondicherry
Winner — Lok Sabha 2004
RAMADASS. M.
PMK· UPA (UPA)
PMK 49.9%BJP 35.6%19 others 14.4%
Votes
2,41,653
50.0% share
Winning margin
69,181
14.3% of votes
Total votes cast
4,83,816
Candidates
21
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMADASS. M. | UPA (UPA) | 2,41,653 | 50.0% |
| 2 | LALITHA KUMARAMANGALAM | NDA | 1,72,472 | 35.6% |
| 3 | K. NAMBIYAR | NDA | 27,546 | 5.7% |
| 4 | P. R. N. THIRUMURUGAN | IND | 10,930 | 2.3% |
| 5 | Z. M. TAHER | IND | 5,175 | 1.1% |
| 6 | THANGA DEVADAS | IND | 4,085 | 0.8% |
| 7 | S. SYAD FARUK | IND | 3,172 | 0.7% |
| 8 | M. RANGADAS | IND | 2,891 | 0.6% |
| 9 | THANGA KALAIMARAN | 2,665 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | P. ANBURAJ | IND | 1,684 | 0.3% |
| 11 | S. PONNURANGAM | JP | 1,601 | 0.3% |
| 12 | V. RAMAMURTHY | IND | 1,571 | 0.3% |
| 13 | S. BALASUBRAMANIAN | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,359 | 0.3% |
| 14 | G. SUNDARAMOORTHY | UPA | 1,328 | 0.3% |
| 15 | N. SABITH | IND | 1,158 | 0.2% |
| 16 | N. SENTHILMURUGAN | IND | 977 | 0.2% |
| 17 | E. KUPPAN | IND | 906 | 0.2% |
| 18 | J. RAMADASS | IND | 894 | 0.2% |
| 19 | S. ELANGOVAN | IND | 673 | 0.1% |
| 20 | G. KRISHNARAJ | IND | 556 | 0.1% |
| 21 | R. NATARAJAN | IND | 520 | 0.1% |
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High turnout (1st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.3%
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
PMK 50.0%BJP 35.6%JD(U) 5.7%OTH 8.7%
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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