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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2006
Raj Bhavan
Winner — 2006
S.P. SIVAKUMAR
DMK· UPA (UPA)
DMK 66.1%PMC 27.9%4 others 6.0%
Votes
2,590
66.1% share
Winning margin
1,496
38.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.6%
of 5,119
Raj Bhavan is a safe seat — S.P. SIVAKUMAR won by 38.2%.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.P. SIVAKUMAR | UPA (UPA) | 2,590 | 66.1% |
| 2 | P.K. DEVADOSS. | PMC | 1,094 | 27.9% |
| 3 | R. GOVINDARAJANE | NDA | 152 | 3.9% |
| 4 | A.XAVIER | 49 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | V. RAMAMOORTHI | IND | 19 | 0.5% |
| 6 | K. VAITHIYANATHAN | BSP | 16 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (2nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.3% · max 38.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
2nd of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
9th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 66.1%PMC 27.9%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 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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