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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1996

Mannadipeth

Winner — 1996

K. RAJASEGARAN
TMC(M)
TMC(M) 51.6%INC 43.7%6 others 4.7%
Votes
8,113
51.6% share
Winning margin
1,247
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.7%
of 19,718

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. RAJASEGARAN
TMC(M)
8,11351.6%
2
N. RAJARAM
INC
6,86643.7%
3
R. GOVINDARAJAN
IND
3352.1%
4
N. MURUGAIYAN
BJP
1751.1%
5
S. PERUMAL
IND
1310.8%
6
T. ARUNACHALAM @ ANNA
IND
430.3%
7
V. KOTHANDARAMAN
IND
310.2%
8
R. ARCHUNAN
IND
200.1%

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 (16th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.2% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
16th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
20th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 51.6%INC 43.7%OTH 4.7%

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?

1 location
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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