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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1996
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Winner — 1996
S. ANANDAVELU
ADMK 56.3%DMK 41.4%8 others 2.4%
Votes
11,009
56.3% share
Winning margin
2,911
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.4%
of 28,606
A clear win with a 14.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. ANANDAVELU | 11,009 | 56.3% | |
| 2 | G. PALANIRAJA | United Front | 8,098 | 41.4% |
| 3 | S. RAJAMANICKAM @ ELANGO | 157 | 0.8% | |
| 4 | N. EZHILARASAN | IND | 95 | 0.5% |
| 5 | V. SELVAKUMAR | JP | 81 | 0.4% |
| 6 | P. BASKAR | IND | 45 | 0.2% |
| 7 | K. ARUMUGAM | IND | 37 | 0.2% |
| 8 | N. VIJAYAKUMAR | IND | 18 | 0.1% |
| 9 | R. KRISHNAN | IND | 17 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JANAKIRAMAN | IND | 10 | 0.1% |
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 (7th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.6% · max 33.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
7th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
25th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 56.3%DMK 41.4%OTH 2.3%
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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