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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

E. VALSARAJ
INC· INC
INC 45.6%IND 42.6%2 others 11.8%
Votes
4,184
45.6% share
Winning margin
269
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
75.5%
of 12,164

A closely fought contest. E. VALSARAJ won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
E. VALSARAJ
INC
4,18445.6%
2
MANOLY MUHAMMAD
IND
3,91542.6%
3
V.P. KRISHNARAJ
BJP
1,04711.4%
4
K.K. MUSTHAFA
IND
340.4%

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.

Low turnout (25th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.2% · max 32.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
25th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
29th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.6%IND 42.6%BJP 11.4%OTH 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chemicals and Allied Products

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