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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2001

Kuruvinatham

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Winner — 2001

R. RADHAKRISHNAN
PMC· NDA (NDA)
PMC 50.6%INC 37.8%5 others 11.6%
Votes
8,000
50.6% share
Winning margin
2,021
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
83.6%
of 18,924

A clear win with a 12.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. RADHAKRISHNAN
PMC
NDA (NDA)
8,00050.6%
2
T. THIAGARAJAN
INC
INC
5,97937.8%
3
T. VIKKIRAMAN
PMK
NDA
1,3088.3%
4
G. RAJASEGAR
IND
2331.5%
5
SOOLAIMANI.C.
JP
1250.8%
6
S. SUNDARAMOORTHY
IND
1110.7%
7
D. BALAKRISHNAN
IND
590.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (10th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.3% · max 67.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
10th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
7th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMC 50.6%INC 37.8%PMK 8.3%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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