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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2001

Villenour

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Winner — 2001

C. DJEACOUMAR
TMC(M)· Congress-TMC Alliance (PY, INC+)
TMC(M) 50.5%PMC 30.5%5 others 19.0%
Votes
10,335
50.5% share
Winning margin
4,089
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.7%
of 25,350

Villenour is a safe seat — C. DJEACOUMAR won by 20.0%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1996 vs 2001

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. DJEACOUMAR
TMC(M)
Congress-TMC Alliance (PY, INC+)
10,33550.5%
2
J. NARAYANASAMY
PMC
6,24630.5%
3
ANANDA BASKARAN
IND
2,92614.3%
4
RAMANE
ADMK
5462.7%
5
R. ARUNACHALAM
IND
2151.1%
6
B. SANDANAM
IND
1070.5%
7
C. ANNAMALAI
IND
870.4%

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 (12th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.8% · max 59.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
12th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.93
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 50.5%PMC 30.5%IND 14.3%OTH 4.7%

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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