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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1985Reserved (SC)
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Winner — 1985
K. ANBALAGAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 51.0%DMK 49.0%
Votes
4,509
51.0% share
Winning margin
182
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
79.8%
of 11,080
A closely fought contest. K. ANBALAGAN won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. ANBALAGAN |  ADKAIADMK | 4,509 | 51.0% |
| 2 | K.SIVA LOGANATHAN | DMK | 4,327 | 49.0% |
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.
Low turnout (27th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.1% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
27th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
1st of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 51.0%DMK 49.0%
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
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