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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2011
Orleampeth
Winner — 2011
G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY
AINRC· AINRC Alliance (PY 2011)
AINRC 55.3%DMK 42.1%6 others 2.6%
Votes
10,986
55.3% share
Winning margin
2,618
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.1%
of 23,631
A clear win with a 13.2% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY | AINRC Alliance (PY 2011) | 10,986 | 55.3% |
| 2 | R. SIVA | UPA | 8,368 | 42.1% |
| 3 | S. NEHRU | IND | 247 | 1.2% |
| 4 | K. RAMALINGAM | IND | 76 | 0.4% |
| 5 | M. NEHRU | IND | 59 | 0.3% |
| 6 | N. SIVARAJ | IND | 53 | 0.3% |
| 7 | D. SURESH NANDHA | NDA | 52 | 0.3% |
| 8 | K. VAITHIANATHAN | BSP | 39 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 1.1% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
19th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AINRC 55.3%DMK 42.1%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.