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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2006
Karaikal South
Winner — 2006
V.K.GANAPATHY
PMC· AIADMK-led Alliance
PMC 55.1%INC 43.0%5 others 1.9%
Votes
7,970
55.1% share
Winning margin
1,739
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
86.7%
of 16,688
A clear win with a 12.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.K.GANAPATHY | PMC AIADMK-led Alliance | 7,970 | 55.1% |
| 2 | A.V. SUBRAMANIAN | UPA | 6,231 | 43.0% |
| 3 | S.A. MUGAMUDU YUSUF | IND | 102 | 0.7% |
| 4 | ANTOINETE.P | 95 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | A. SATTANATHAN | IND | 39 | 0.3% |
| 6 | K.SELVAMANY | BSP | 23 | 0.2% |
| 7 | M. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 15 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (20th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 4.3% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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20th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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2nd of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMC 55.1%INC 43.0%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,00,222
Density
1275 / km²
Sex ratio
1047 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 76.2%Muslim 14.4%Christian 9.2%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.7%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate88.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel81.2%
Health insurance26.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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