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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1991
Oupalam
Winner — 1991
U. C. ARUMUGAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 57.3%DMK 41.2%8 others 1.6%
Votes
7,352
57.3% share
Winning margin
2,069
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.9%
of 20,090
Oupalam is a safe seat — U. C. ARUMUGAN won by 16.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U. C. ARUMUGAN |  ADKAIADMK | 7,352 | 57.3% |
| 2 | N. NATHAMUTHU | DMK | 5,283 | 41.1% |
| 3 | GOPI ALIAS GOPALAKRISHNAN | 73 | 0.6% | |
| 4 | A. SELVAM | PMM | 40 | 0.3% |
| 5 | C. ANGAPPAM ALIAS ROUSSEAU ANGAPPAN | IND | 30 | 0.2% |
| 6 | M. ARUMAISELVAM | IND | 22 | 0.2% |
| 7 | A. DURAIRAJ | IND | 14 | 0.1% |
| 8 | G. PARI | TMM | 13 | 0.1% |
| 9 | M. PUSHPARAJ | IND | 7 | 0.1% |
| 10 | R. DATCHNAMURTHY | IND | 4 | 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.
Average turnout (14th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 3.5% · max 51.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
14th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
17th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 57.3%DMK 41.1%OTH 1.6%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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