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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Bahour
Winner — 2001
P. RAJAVELU
PMC· NDA (NDA)
PMC 48.9%TMC(M) 32.2%4 others 18.9%
Votes
7,696
48.9% share
Winning margin
2,633
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.2%
of 19,865
Bahour is a safe seat — P. RAJAVELU won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. RAJAVELU | PMC NDA (NDA) | 7,696 | 48.9% |
| 2 | M. KANDASAMY | TMC(M) | 5,063 | 32.2% |
| 3 | K. DEIVANAYAGAM | NDA | 2,490 | 15.8% |
| 4 | M. RAJAVELU | IND | 381 | 2.4% |
| 5 | BALA PALANI | 69 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | S. GNANAMOORTHY | 36 | 0.2% |
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 (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 4.0% · max 23.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
18th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.71
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
16th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMC 48.9%TMC(M) 32.2%PMK 15.8%OTH 3.1%
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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