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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1974
Raj Bhavan
Winner — 1974
DHANA KANTHARAJ
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.0%ADK 25.8%1 others 18.2%
Votes
2,399
56.0% share
Winning margin
1,295
30.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
72.3%
of 5,925
Raj Bhavan is a safe seat — DHANA KANTHARAJ won by 30.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANA KANTHARAJ | Congress (R) | 2,399 | 56.0% |
| 2 | JOTHI, K. |  ADK | 1,104 | 25.8% |
| 3 | SELVARADJOU, M. L. | 781 | 18.2% |
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.
High turnout (2nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.3% · max 38.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
2nd of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
9th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.0%ADK 25.8%DMK 18.2%
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%
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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