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Puducherry · PC 1 · 2024
Puducherry
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
VE VAITHILINGAM
Indian National Congress· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
INC 52.5%BJP 35.7%25 others 11.8%
Votes
4,26,005
52.7% share
Winning margin
1,36,516
16.9% of votes
Total votes cast
8,11,432
Candidates
27
Seat history
2 of 27 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
27 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VE VAITHILINGAM | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 4,26,005 | 52.7% |
| 2 | A NAMASSIVAYAM | NDA | 2,89,489 | 35.8% |
| 3 | R MENAGA | 39,603 | 4.9% | |
| 4 | G THAMIZHVENDAN | 25,165 | 3.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 9,763 | 1.2% |
| 6 | P SANKARAN | 2,066 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | ARADADI POSIYYA | IND | 1,546 | 0.2% |
| 8 | D ALANGARAVELU | 1,540 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | K KISHORKUMAR | IND | 1,246 | 0.1% |
| 10 | KOLLANJIAPPAN | IND | 1,199 | 0.1% |
| 11 | M MANIKANDAN | IND | 1,133 | 0.1% |
| 12 | M KRISHNAMURTHY | IND | 1,071 | 0.1% |
| 13 | K PRABHU DEVAN | URPI | 989 | 0.1% |
| 14 | S BAKTHAVATCHALAM | IND | 924 | 0.1% |
| 15 | S SATHISH KUMAR | IND | 846 | 0.1% |
| 16 | COUTTANE ALIAS DHIVANEEDHE | IND | 822 | 0.1% |
| 17 | E ANANTHAVEL | IND | 776 | 0.1% |
| 18 | S KALA | IND | 626 | 0.1% |
| 19 | P RAJAN | IND | 547 | 0.1% |
| 20 | NIRMALA G | IND | 475 | 0.1% |
| 21 | K ARUNACHALAM | IND | 405 | 0.1% |
| 22 | K RAMADASS | IND | 372 | 0.1% |
| 23 | R RAJA | IND | 331 | 0.0% |
| 24 | D RAVINDIRAN | IND | 307 | 0.0% |
| 25 | S MASCO | IND | 254 | 0.0% |
| 26 | V P MANICKAM | IND | 244 | 0.0% |
| 27 | M MURUGAN | IND | 196 | 0.0% |
High turnout (1st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.9%
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 52.7%BJP 35.8%OTH 10.2%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/26
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A 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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