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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2006

Cotchery

Winner — 2006

OMALINGAM.V
ADMK· AIADMK-led Alliance
ADMK 50.2%INC 45.2%7 others 4.6%
Votes
10,116
50.3% share
Winning margin
1,022
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
87.3%
of 23,065

A clear win with a 5.1% margin.

Seat history

1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OMALINGAM.V
AIADMK-led Alliance
10,11650.3%
2
P.R.N.THIRUMURUGAN
UPA
9,09445.2%
3
ELANGOVAN.S
NDA
4092.0%
4
PALANIVELU.S
IND
1050.5%
5
SURESH. D.N.
IND
990.5%
6
SENTHIL VELAN.K
900.5%
7
KALIAPERUMAL.S
IND
860.4%
8
R.JEEVANANDHAM
BSP
800.4%
9
JAYABAL.E
CPI(ML)(L)
540.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.0% · max 29.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
6th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
19th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 50.3%INC 45.2%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.00 Cr

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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