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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1996
Thattanchavady
Winner — 1996
N. RANGASAMY
INC· INC
INC 43.0%JD 33.1%6 others 23.9%
Votes
9,989
43.0% share
Winning margin
2,290
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.9%
of 32,803
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. RANGASAMY | INC | 9,989 | 43.0% |
| 2 | V. PETHAPERUMAL | United Front | 7,699 | 33.1% |
| 3 | V. RATHINAVELU | United Front | 5,223 | 22.5% |
| 4 | K. RAJASEKARAN | IND | 112 | 0.5% |
| 5 | R. MANOGARAN | IND | 110 | 0.5% |
| 6 | N. AJEVAR | IND | 53 | 0.2% |
| 7 | R. SUNDARABABU | IND | 52 | 0.2% |
| 8 | A. VELU COUNDER | IND | 17 | 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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 1.8% · max 83.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
13th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.0%JD 33.1%DMK 22.5%OTH 1.5%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.