Back to Puducherry 2016 map
Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2016
Karaikal North
Winner — 2016
P.R.N. THIRUMURUGAN
AINRC· All India N.R. Congress
AINRC 49.4%ADMK 37.0%7 others 13.6%
Votes
13,139
49.4% share
Winning margin
3,298
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
81.4%
of 32,666
A clear win with a 12.4% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.68 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.R.N. THIRUMURUGAN | All India N.R. Congress | 13,139 | 49.4% |
| 2 | M.V.OMALINGAM | 9,841 | 37.0% | |
| 3 | R.P. CHANDRAMOHAN | UPA | 2,129 | 8.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 408 | 1.5% |
| 5 | M.ARUL MURUGAN | NDA | 402 | 1.5% |
| 6 | N.SELVASUNDARAM | 261 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | M.SIKKANTHAR BATSHA | 226 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | P.MANIKANDAN | IND | 176 | 0.7% |
| 9 | THANGA DEVADOSS | IND | 22 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 0.5% · max 38.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
28th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
21st of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AINRC 49.4%ADMK 37.0%INC 8.0%OTH 4.1%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.68 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,00,222
Density
1275 / km²
Sex ratio
1047 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
157 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 76.2%Muslim 14.4%Christian 9.2%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.7%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation60.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.5%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate88.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.2%
Clean cooking fuel81.2%
Health insurance26.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Chemicals 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.