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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1996
Nellithope
Winner — 1996
R.V. JANAKIRAMAN
DMK· United Front
DMK 52.3%ADMK 43.7%6 others 4.0%
Votes
8,803
52.3% share
Winning margin
1,449
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.6%
of 24,531
A clear win with a 8.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.V. JANAKIRAMAN | United Front | 8,803 | 52.3% |
| 2 | D. RAMACHANDIREN | 7,354 | 43.7% | |
| 3 | K. ARUNAGIRI | United Front | 364 | 2.2% |
| 4 | S. RAJA | BJP | 204 | 1.2% |
| 5 | J. PETER | IND | 48 | 0.3% |
| 6 | K. BALASUBRAMANIAN | IND | 27 | 0.2% |
| 7 | A. ALEXANDAR | IND | 21 | 0.1% |
| 8 | P. SELVAM | IND | 7 | 0.0% |
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 (17th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.2% · max 45.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
17th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
12th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.3%ADMK 43.7%OTH 4.0%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
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