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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 30 · 1985

Yanam

Winner — 1985

KAMICHETTY SRI PARASSORAMA VARAPRASSADA RAO
INC· INC
INC 41.5%IND 35.9%2 others 22.6%
Votes
2,884
41.5% share
Winning margin
386
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
86.6%
of 8,034

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMICHETTY SRI PARASSORAMA VARAPRASSADA RAO
INC
2,88441.5%
2
RATCHA HARIKRISHNA
IND
2,49835.9%
3
PONUGUMATLA VISHNU MURTY
Telugu Desam Party
1,24817.9%
4
MOHAMED AHAMED SIRAJUDDIN
DMK
3274.7%

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 (8th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.6% · max 64.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
8th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
26th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.5%IND 35.9%TDP 17.9%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
55,626
Density
1854 / km²
Sex ratio
1038 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
30 km²
SC population15.2%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.2%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water99.9%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation81.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated79.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Women literate82.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.9%
Clean cooking fuel98.6%
Health insurance29.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Fisheries and Allied Products

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