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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.P. SIVAKUMAR
UPA (UPA)
2,59066.1%
2
P.K. DEVADOSS.
PMC
1,09427.9%
3
R. GOVINDARAJANE
NDA
1523.9%
4
A.XAVIER
491.3%
5
V. RAMAMOORTHI
IND
190.5%
6
K. VAITHIYANATHAN
BSP
160.4%

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.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
38.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.3% · max 38.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
2nd of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
9th of 30

Where 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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