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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1991
Reddiarpalayam
Winner — 1991
R. VISWANATHAN
CPI· Left
CPI 64.0%ADK 31.8%3 others 4.2%
Votes
13,134
64.0% share
Winning margin
6,617
32.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.9%
of 36,695
Reddiarpalayam is a safe seat — R. VISWANATHAN won by 32.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. VISWANATHAN | Left | 13,134 | 64.0% |
| 2 | INDIRA MUNUSAMY |  ADKAIADMK | 6,517 | 31.8% |
| 3 | M. KRISHNAMURTHY | BJP | 470 | 2.3% |
| 4 | G. RAMAMURTHY | 316 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | G. GOPU | TMM | 85 | 0.4% |
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 (9th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.1% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
9th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
15th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 64.0%ADK 31.8%OTH 4.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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