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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Ossudu

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Winner — 1996

V. NAGARATHINAM
TMC(M)
TMC(M) 53.8%INC 38.1%10 others 8.1%
Votes
7,380
53.8% share
Winning margin
2,148
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
76.1%
of 18,038

Ossudu is a safe seat — V. NAGARATHINAM won by 15.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. NAGARATHINAM
TMC(M)
7,38053.8%
2
N. MARIMUTHU
INC
INC
5,23238.1%
3
I. ELUMALAI
IND
2261.6%
4
P. MURUGAN
IND
1921.4%
5
T. ARULSELVI
IND
1851.4%
6
S. IYYANAR
IND
1170.8%
7
P. SUNDAR RAJAN
BSP
BSP
1150.8%
8
M. P. DATCHINAMURTHY
PMK
1140.8%
9
G. NARAYANASAMY
IND
810.6%
10
S. BALARAMAN
IND
450.3%
11
N. ARIKRISHNAN
IND
300.2%
12
R. VENKATCHALAM
IND
50.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 1.1% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
19th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 53.8%INC 38.1%OTH 8.1%

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

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