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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. O. H. FAROOK
INC
12,63753.0%
2
P. SANKARAN
Left
9,73840.8%
3
P. RAGHUPATHY
1,0994.6%
4
B. ILANGOVAN
JNP(JP)
1250.5%
5
P. GNANAOLI
IND
550.2%
6
R. JAGADHEESAN
IND
510.2%
7
A. ARIPUTHIRAN
LKD(B)
420.2%
8
M. P. MADHIMAHARAJA
TMM
400.2%
9
M. VINAYAGAM
IND
330.1%
10
N. SURENDIRAN
IND
220.1%

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
safe
12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.2% · min 2.1% · max 93.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
4th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
23rd of 30

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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