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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1985
Ariankuppam
Winner — 1985
P. PURUSHOTHAMAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 43.5%DMK 40.5%2 others 16.1%
Votes
5,505
43.5% share
Winning margin
378
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
80.5%
of 15,726
A closely fought contest. P. PURUSHOTHAMAN won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. PURUSHOTHAMAN |  ADKAIADMK | 5,505 | 43.5% |
| 2 | P. SUPPURAYAN | DMK | 5,127 | 40.5% |
| 3 | S. NARASINGAM | Janata | 1,989 | 15.7% |
| 4 | P. KAILASANATHAN | IND | 47 | 0.4% |
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.
Low turnout (26th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
26th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.55
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
11th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 43.5%DMK 40.5%JNP 15.7%OTH 0.4%
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
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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