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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1974

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Winner — 1974

KUNNUMMAL RAGHAVAN
CPM· Left
CPM 33.0%IND 27.8%3 others 39.2%
Votes
1,816
33.0% share
Winning margin
288
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
83.3%
of 6,604

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUNNUMMAL RAGHAVAN
Left
1,81633.0%
2
IRAYE KUNNATHITATHIL KUMARAN
IND
1,52827.8%
3
CANDOTTE ERRAMBALLY BHARATHAN
Congress (R)
1,26823.1%
4
NALUPURAYIL VELANDI CHAKRAPANI
IND
82415.0%
5
POOTHATA NARAYANAN
IND
621.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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.

Low turnout (25th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.2% · max 32.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
25th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
29th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 33.0%IND 27.8%INC 23.1%IND 15.0%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,00,222
Density
1275 / km²
Sex ratio
1047 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 76.2%Muslim 14.4%Christian 9.2%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.7%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation60.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate88.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel81.2%
Health insurance26.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chemicals and Allied Products

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