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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Ossudu

Winner — 1985

V. NAGARATHINAM
INC· INC
INC 69.2%CPI 25.2%1 others 5.5%
Votes
6,176
69.2% share
Winning margin
3,925
44.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
76.5%
of 11,656

Ossudu is a safe seat — V. NAGARATHINAM won by 44.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. NAGARATHINAM
INC
6,17669.2%
2
R. THANGAVELU CLEMENCEAU
Left
2,25125.2%
3
N. ARIKRISHNANE
Janata
4935.5%

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 (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
44.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 1.1% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
19th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 69.2%CPI 25.2%JNP 5.5%

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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