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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Embalam
Winner — 2016
CANDASSAMY, M.
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 66.1%AINRC 27.0%8 others 6.9%
Votes
18,945
66.1% share
Winning margin
11,200
39.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
91.3%
of 31,386
Embalam is a safe seat — CANDASSAMY, M. won by 39.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANDASSAMY, M. | UPA (UPA) | 18,945 | 66.1% |
| 2 | LAKSHMIKANDHAN, U. | 7,745 | 27.0% | |
| 3 | GOVINDHARASU, K. | 1,193 | 4.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 333 | 1.2% |
| 5 | STEEBAN, S. | 135 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | RAMADASS, M. | NDA | 107 | 0.4% |
| 7 | ELLAMMAL, R. | CPI(ML)(L) | 82 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SANDYLIAN, S. | ntk | 76 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAMADOSS, K. | JD(U) | 43 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JAYACHANDIRAN, A. | IJK | 9 | 0.0% |
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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.
High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.2% · min 2.1% · max 93.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
4th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
23rd of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.1%AINRC 27.0%OTH 5.7%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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