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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1996
Kuruvinatham
Winner — 1996
T. THIAGARAJAN
INC· INC
INC 48.8%MDMK 47.6%4 others 3.6%
Votes
7,209
48.9% share
Winning margin
187
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.9%
of 17,587
Kuruvinatham was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 187 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. THIAGARAJAN | INC | 7,209 | 48.9% |
| 2 | R. RAMANATHAN | 7,022 | 47.6% | |
| 3 | A. ANNAPOORNI | United Front | 305 | 2.1% |
| 4 | M. SHANMUGAM | BSP | 89 | 0.6% |
| 5 | M. MUTHUNARAYANAN | IND | 83 | 0.6% |
| 6 | C. MANI | JP | 50 | 0.3% |
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 (10th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.3% · max 67.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
10th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
7th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%MDMK 47.6%OTH 3.6%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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