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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1990
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Winner — 1990
M. O. H. FAROOK
INC· INC
INC 53.0%CPM 40.8%8 others 6.2%
Votes
12,637
53.0% share
Winning margin
2,899
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
71.4%
of 33,391
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. O. H. FAROOK | INC | 12,637 | 53.0% |
| 2 | P. SANKARAN | Left | 9,738 | 40.8% |
| 3 | P. RAGHUPATHY | 1,099 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | B. ILANGOVAN | JNP(JP) | 125 | 0.5% |
| 5 | P. GNANAOLI | IND | 55 | 0.2% |
| 6 | R. JAGADHEESAN | IND | 51 | 0.2% |
| 7 | A. ARIPUTHIRAN | LKD(B) | 42 | 0.2% |
| 8 | M. P. MADHIMAHARAJA | TMM | 40 | 0.2% |
| 9 | M. VINAYAGAM | IND | 33 | 0.1% |
| 10 | N. SURENDIRAN | IND | 22 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.2% · min 2.1% · max 93.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
4th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
23rd of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.0%CPM 40.8%OTH 6.2%
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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