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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1974
Paloor
Winner — 1974
VANMERI NATAYI PURUSHOTHAMAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.4%IND 22.6%2 others 36.0%
Votes
1,980
41.4% share
Winning margin
899
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
84.3%
of 5,668
Paloor is a safe seat — VANMERI NATAYI PURUSHOTHAMAN won by 18.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANMERI NATAYI PURUSHOTHAMAN | Congress (R) | 1,980 | 41.4% |
| 2 | MOTTAMAL POCKU | IND | 1,081 | 22.6% |
| 3 | THREPRAVEETIL NATAYI KARAYI SACHINDRANATH | IND | 1,076 | 22.5% |
| 4 | VALAPPKATH CHERYATH P. UMMERCUTTY HAJI | IND | 644 | 13.5% |
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 (30th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.3% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
30th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
22nd of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.4%IND 22.6%IND 22.5%IND 13.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,816
Density
4646 / km²
Sex ratio
1184 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9 km²
SC population0.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 30.7%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.3%
Electricity99.3%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Women literate99.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.8%
Clean cooking fuel90.9%
Health insurance23.6%
What's nearby?
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