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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1996
Karaikal South
Winner — 1996
A.V. SUBRAMANIAN
INC· INC
INC 57.5%DMK 40.6%3 others 1.9%
Votes
6,676
57.5% share
Winning margin
1,959
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.2%
of 15,658
Karaikal South is a safe seat — A.V. SUBRAMANIAN won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.V. SUBRAMANIAN | INC | 6,676 | 57.5% |
| 2 | S. SAVARIRAJAN | United Front | 4,717 | 40.6% |
| 3 | KALPAKAM GANESAN | BJP | 106 | 0.9% |
| 4 | A.M. ISMAIL | United Front | 103 | 0.9% |
| 5 | O. THETHIRUSAMY | IND | 13 | 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 (20th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 4.3% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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20th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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2nd of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.5%DMK 40.6%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,00,222
Density
1275 / km²
Sex ratio
1047 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 76.2%Muslim 14.4%Christian 9.2%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.7%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate88.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel81.2%
Health insurance26.9%
What's nearby?
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