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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Bahour
Winner — 2006
M. KANDASAMY
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 60.1%PMC 37.1%5 others 2.8%
Votes
11,164
60.1% share
Winning margin
4,276
23.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
90.8%
of 20,457
Bahour is a safe seat — M. KANDASAMY won by 23.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. KANDASAMY | UPA (UPA) | 11,164 | 60.1% |
| 2 | P. RAJAVELU | PMC | 6,888 | 37.1% |
| 3 | M. RAJAVELU | IND | 256 | 1.4% |
| 4 | M. ANBUMANI. | 110 | 0.6% | |
| 5 | M.P. VEERAMMAL | NDA | 55 | 0.3% |
| 6 | D. VEERAN | 51 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | G. ARJUNAN | IND | 49 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.0%
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
INC 60.1%PMC 37.1%OTH 2.8%
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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