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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1985
Karaikal South
Winner — 1985
S. RAMASSAMY
IND
IND 46.7%INC 29.4%2 others 23.9%
Votes
3,808
46.7% share
Winning margin
1,415
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.8%
of 11,196
Karaikal South is a safe seat — S. RAMASSAMY won by 17.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. RAMASSAMY | IND | 3,808 | 46.7% |
| 2 | A.M. KASSIM | INC | 2,393 | 29.4% |
| 3 | R. ARUMAIKANNU | DMK | 1,923 | 23.6% |
| 4 | M.S. HAJA MAIDEEN | IND | 25 | 0.3% |
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 (20th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 4.3% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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20th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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2nd of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.7%INC 29.4%DMK 23.6%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,00,222
Density
1275 / km²
Sex ratio
1047 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 76.2%Muslim 14.4%Christian 9.2%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.7%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate88.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel81.2%
Health insurance26.9%
What's nearby?
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