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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Bahour

Winner — 1985

P. UTHIRAVELU
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.5%INC 40.6%2 others 11.9%
Votes
4,911
47.5% share
Winning margin
710
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
84.5%
of 12,237

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. UTHIRAVELU
Janata
4,91147.5%
2
S. NARAYANASAMY
INC
4,20140.6%
3
P.MURTHY
DMK
1,06310.3%
4
S. THANIGASALAM
Lok Dal
1641.6%

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 (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 4.0% · max 23.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
18th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.71
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
16th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.5%INC 40.6%DMK 10.3%OTH 1.6%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products

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