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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1990

Karaikal

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Winner — 1990

S. M. THAVASU
INC· INC
INC 41.5%JD 29.1%8 others 29.4%
Votes
5,394
41.5% share
Winning margin
1,611
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.6%
of 20,424

A clear win with a 12.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. M. THAVASU
INC
INC
5,39441.5%
2
G. RANGAYEN
JD
National Front
3,78329.1%
3
M. G. JAFFAR
IND
3,53227.2%
4
A. RAMAKRISHNAN
IND
780.6%
5
T. THIRUNAVUKKARASU
BJP
BJP
650.5%
6
T. SELVAM
PMK
460.3%
7
K. S. MANIMARAN
IND
430.3%
8
AJA MAIDEEN M.S.
IND
220.2%
9
M. I. ZACKARIA MARICAN
IND
220.2%
10
P. SHANMUGAM
IND
110.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (1st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
1st of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
28th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.5%JD 29.1%IND 27.2%OTH 2.2%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
Mulanathaswami Temple

Mulanathaswami Temple

🛕TempleWikidata
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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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