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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2001
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Winner — 2001
SHAJAHAN .M.O.H.F.
INC· Congress-TMC Alliance (PY, INC+)
INC 38.5%DMK 32.7%7 others 28.8%
Votes
12,929
38.5% share
Winning margin
1,967
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
65.4%
of 51,323
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAJAHAN .M.O.H.F. | Congress-TMC Alliance (PY, INC+) | 12,929 | 38.5% |
| 2 | KESAVAN .N. | DMK | 10,962 | 32.6% |
| 3 | ELUMALAI .V. | IND | 6,143 | 18.3% |
| 4 | KALAISELVI .K. | 2,703 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | SASIKUMAR .A. | IND | 315 | 0.9% |
| 6 | PERUMAL .R. | IND | 163 | 0.5% |
| 7 | GOVINDAN .S. | IND | 132 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SUBRAMANIYAN .N. | IND | 114 | 0.3% |
| 9 | THANIGAIMANI .R. | IND | 112 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.2% · min 2.1% · max 93.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
4th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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23rd of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.5%DMK 32.6%IND 18.3%ADMK 8.1%OTH 2.5%
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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