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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1987 by-elections
Bahour
Winner — 1987 by-elections
RAJALINGAM
INC 53.8%JNP 45.1%2 others 1.1%
Votes
5,642
53.8% share
Winning margin
919
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Bahour was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 919 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJALINGAM | 5,642 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | RAJAVELU | 4,723 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | C.A.ALAIS.R.ANGAPPAN | IND | 71 | 0.0% |
| 4 | S.NADANAKANTHAN | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
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?
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lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 4.0% · max 23.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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18th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.71
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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16th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho 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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