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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1991
Cassicade
Winner — 1991
M. ELANGO
JD· Janata Dal
JD 50.0%INC 45.4%9 others 4.6%
Votes
4,927
50.0% share
Winning margin
449
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
55.5%
of 17,761
A closely fought contest. M. ELANGO won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. ELANGO | Janata Dal | 4,927 | 50.0% |
| 2 | P. SHANMUGAN | INC | 4,478 | 45.4% |
| 3 | BALAVENGATRAMAN | BJP | 243 | 2.5% |
| 4 | MAHAVIR JAIN | IND | 85 | 0.9% |
| 5 | DEVADOSS | IND | 34 | 0.3% |
| 6 | ARIMAVALAVAN ALIAS THULASI GOPALAKRISHNAN | 25 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | OM PRAKASH | TMM | 24 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SEZHIAN ALIAS PERUMAL | IND | 22 | 0.2% |
| 9 | D. RAMAMURTHY | IND | 12 | 0.1% |
| 10 | M. GANESAN | IND | 9 | 0.1% |
| 11 | R. SEGAR | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
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 (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 2.1% · max 44.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
5th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.93
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
18th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 50.0%INC 45.4%OTH 4.6%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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