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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1996
Cassicade
Winner — 1996
P. KANNAN
IND
IND 63.2%INC 31.1%9 others 5.7%
Votes
6,501
63.2% share
Winning margin
3,306
32.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.4%
of 15,966
Cassicade is a safe seat — P. KANNAN won by 32.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. KANNAN | IND | 6,501 | 63.2% |
| 2 | S. NARAYANASAMY | INC | 3,195 | 31.1% |
| 3 | S. THIAGARAJAN | BJP | 304 | 3.0% |
| 4 | PANNEERSELVAM | AIIC(T) | 125 | 1.2% |
| 5 | DEVATHA OUPENDRAN | JP | 49 | 0.5% |
| 6 | K.S. RANGADURAI | IND | 27 | 0.3% |
| 7 | GOVINDAMMAL | IND | 22 | 0.2% |
| 8 | A. SRIKANTH | IND | 20 | 0.2% |
| 9 | K. MANAVALAN | IND | 16 | 0.2% |
| 10 | N.R. JANAKIRAMAN | IND | 14 | 0.1% |
| 11 | V. RAMAMOORTHY | IND | 12 | 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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 2.1% · max 44.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
5th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.93
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
18th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 63.2%INC 31.1%OTH 5.7%
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?
3 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.