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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1977

Oupalam

Winner — 1977

C. N. PATHASARATHY
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 36.7%JNP 33.1%3 others 30.2%
Votes
2,551
36.7% share
Winning margin
247
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.7%
of 9,970

A closely fought contest. C. N. PATHASARATHY won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. N. PATHASARATHY
ADK
AIADMK
2,55136.7%
2
MUNISAMY D.
Janata
2,30433.1%
3
SITHA VEDANAYAGAM
1,19517.2%
4
MANJINI M.
Left
86412.4%
5
KOTHANDAPANI BASKRAN G.
IND
390.6%

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 (14th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.5% · max 51.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
14th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
17th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 36.7%JNP 33.1%DMK 17.2%CPI 12.4%OTH 0.6%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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