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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1990
Mahe
Winner — 1990
E. VALSARAJ
INC· INC
INC 56.0%CPM 36.0%4 others 7.9%
Votes
5,142
56.0% share
Winning margin
1,838
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.6%
of 11,666
Mahe is a safe seat — E. VALSARAJ won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. VALSARAJ | INC | 5,142 | 56.0% |
| 2 | MUKKATH JAYAN | Left | 3,304 | 36.0% |
| 3 | C. P. GANESHAN | BJP | 556 | 6.1% |
| 4 | M. SIDHARTHAN | IND | 125 | 1.4% |
| 5 | P. CHANDRAN | IND | 30 | 0.3% |
| 6 | BADARUDDEEN | IND | 17 | 0.2% |
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 (25th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.2% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
25th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
29th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.0%CPM 36.0%BJP 6.1%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,00,222
Density
1275 / km²
Sex ratio
1047 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 76.2%Muslim 14.4%Christian 9.2%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.7%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate88.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel81.2%
Health insurance26.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chemicals and Allied Products
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