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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1996
Neravy-Grand Aldee
Winner — 1996
V.M.C. SIVAKUMAR
DMK· United Front
DMK 53.4%IND 30.9%3 others 15.7%
Votes
7,595
53.4% share
Winning margin
3,210
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.1%
of 18,678
Neravy-Grand Aldee is a safe seat — V.M.C. SIVAKUMAR won by 22.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.M.C. SIVAKUMAR | United Front | 7,595 | 53.4% |
| 2 | S.T.P. DIRAVIDAMANI | IND | 4,385 | 30.9% |
| 3 | A.M.K. BALU | 2,159 | 15.2% | |
| 4 | A. SULTAL AREEF | IND | 59 | 0.4% |
| 5 | MURUGAIYAN @ KALAIMANI | IND | 14 | 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 (21st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.2% · max 52.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
21st of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
30th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 53.4%IND 30.9%ADMK 15.2%OTH 0.5%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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