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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1969

Raj Nivas

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Winner — 1969

D. KANTHARAJ
INC· INC
INC 51.6%DMK 48.4%
Votes
1,766
51.6% share
Winning margin
111
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
66.1%
of 5,178

A closely fought contest. D. KANTHARAJ won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D. KANTHARAJ
INC
INC
1,76651.6%
2
S. SADAGOPAN
DMK
1,65548.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (3rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 3.1% · max 59.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
3rd of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
27th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.6%DMK 48.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products

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