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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1990

Orleampeth

Winner — 1990

N. MANIMARAN
DMK· National Front
DMK 50.5%ADK 47.3%6 others 2.2%
Votes
8,076
50.5% share
Winning margin
507
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.7%
of 25,505

A closely fought contest. N. MANIMARAN won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N. MANIMARAN
National Front
8,07650.5%
2
M. PANDURANGAN
ADK
AIADMK
7,56947.3%
3
SERGE VENANCE
IND
1691.1%
4
G. K. BASCARAN @ GOTHANDAPANI DASCARA
1160.7%
5
R. SEGAR
JNP(JP)
450.3%
6
K. MARUTHI
TMM
120.1%
7
S. INDRACHITHU
IND
80.1%
8
P. VEERAPPAN
IND
80.1%

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.

Average turnout (23rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.5% · max 30.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
23rd of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.27
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
8th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.5%ADK 47.3%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

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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