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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1977

Cotchery

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Winner — 1977

T. SUBBIAH
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 37.8%IND 20.8%3 others 41.3%
Votes
3,041
37.8% share
Winning margin
1,367
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
78.6%
of 10,221

Cotchery is a safe seat — T. SUBBIAH won by 17.0%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T. SUBBIAH
ADK
AIADMK
3,04137.8%
2
G. PANJAVARNAM
IND
1,67420.8%
3
E. RETHINACADIVELU
JNP
Janata
1,16714.5%
4
R. NALAMAGARAJAN
DMK
1,12614.0%
5
N.G. RAJAN
CPI
Left
1,02912.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.0% · max 29.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
6th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
19th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 37.8%IND 20.8%JNP 14.5%DMK 14.0%CPI 12.8%

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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