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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Ossudu
Winner — 1977
THANGAVELU M.
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 42.0%INC 23.7%4 others 34.3%
Votes
2,902
42.0% share
Winning margin
1,262
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.2%
of 9,580
Ossudu is a safe seat — THANGAVELU M. won by 18.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THANGAVELU M. |  ADKAIADMK | 2,902 | 42.0% |
| 2 | NAGARATHINAM V. | INC | 1,640 | 23.7% |
| 3 | SIVAPARAKASAM R. | Janata | 1,451 | 21.0% |
| 4 | VEERAMMAL VANAMAYIL M. | 809 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | RAJALASHUMI P. | IND | 62 | 0.9% |
| 6 | ARIKRISHNAN N. | IND | 52 | 0.8% |
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.
Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 1.1% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
19th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 42.0%INC 23.7%JNP 21.0%DMK 11.7%OTH 1.6%
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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