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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1991

Ariankuppam

Winner — 1991

P. SUBBURAYAN
DMK· DMK-led opposition alliance (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry), 1991
DMK 35.6%PMK 28.4%5 others 36.0%
Votes
5,794
35.6% share
Winning margin
1,170
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.5%
of 24,480

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. SUBBURAYAN
DMK-led opposition alliance (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry), 1991
5,79435.6%
2
S. RAMSING
4,62428.4%
3
P. PURUSHOTHAMAN
IND
2,87317.6%
4
V. KALIVARADHAN
ADK
AIADMK
2,27113.9%
5
K. CHANDRASHEKHARAN
JP
6353.9%
6
P. KAILASANTHAN
PMM
480.3%
7
M. ADUBARAYANAN
TMM
340.2%

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 (26th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
26th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.55
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
11th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 35.6%PMK 28.4%IND 17.6%ADK 13.9%OTH 4.4%

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?

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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