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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1980
Nettapakkam
Winner — 1980
R. SUBBARAYA GOUNDER
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.9%INC(I) 48.4%1 others 1.7%
Votes
4,201
49.9% share
Winning margin
125
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
87.1%
of 9,669
Nettapakkam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 125 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. SUBBARAYA GOUNDER | Janata | 4,201 | 49.9% |
| 2 | V. VAITHILINGAM |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 4,076 | 48.4% |
| 3 | S. NARA REDDIAR | IND | 144 | 1.7% |
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 (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 1.5% · max 45.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
22nd of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
10th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.9%INC(I) 48.4%OTH 1.7%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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