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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 11 · 2016

Lawspet

Winner — 2016

V.P. SIVAKOLUNDHU
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 46.9%IND 22.0%12 others 31.1%
Votes
12,144
46.9% share
Winning margin
6,449
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
83.7%
of 30,928

Lawspet is a safe seat — V.P. SIVAKOLUNDHU won by 24.9%.

Seat history

4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.P. SIVAKOLUNDHU
UPA (UPA)
12,14446.9%
2
M. VAITHIANATHAN
IND
5,69522.0%
3
NANDHA T. SARAVANAN
4,06615.7%
4
V. SAMINATHAN
NDA
1,5095.8%
5
ANBANANDAM. G
7973.1%
6
A. ANAND
7392.9%
NOTA
NOTA
5382.1%
8
S. MANI BHARATHI
1410.5%
9
R. MURALIKRISHNAN
730.3%
10
RAMESH. R
IND
600.2%
11
LEO @ RAJASEKARAN
IND
510.2%
12
MURUGAN
IND
430.2%
13
G. SWAMINATHAN
IND
190.1%
14
S. PRABHAKARAN
IJK
80.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 1.5% · max 45.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
22nd of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
10th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.9%IND 22.0%AINRC 15.7%BJP 5.8%OTH 7.5%NOTA 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.47 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products

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