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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2006
Tirunallar
Winner — 2006
P.R.SIVA
MDMK· AIADMK-led Alliance
MDMK 49.7%INC 47.7%3 others 2.6%
Votes
7,237
49.7% share
Winning margin
285
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
87.8%
of 16,579
Tirunallar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 285 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.R.SIVA | AIADMK-led Alliance | 7,237 | 49.7% |
| 2 | KAMALAKKANNAN.R | UPA | 6,952 | 47.7% |
| 3 | ARUMUGAM.J | NDA | 177 | 1.2% |
| 4 | SIVAKUMAR.R | 109 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | SADICK ALI.M | BSP | 90 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 38.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
28th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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21st of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MDMK 49.7%INC 47.7%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chemicals and Allied Products
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