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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2016
Indira Nagar
Winner — 2016
N. RANGASAMY
AINRC· All India N.R. Congress
AINRC 52.7%INC 41.1%9 others 6.2%
Votes
15,463
52.7% share
Winning margin
3,404
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
85.0%
of 34,534
A clear win with a 11.6% margin.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. RANGASAMY | All India N.R. Congress | 15,463 | 52.7% |
| 2 | V. AROUMOUGAM A.K.D. | UPA | 12,059 | 41.1% |
| 3 | T. GUNASEGARAN | 612 | 2.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 470 | 1.6% |
| 5 | V. MURUGAN | NDA | 228 | 0.8% |
| 6 | E. VADIVEL | 224 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | C. SELVARAJ | 149 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | K. LENIN | 63 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | I. SENTHIL KUMAR | IND | 48 | 0.2% |
| 10 | R. ANNADURAI | IND | 15 | 0.1% |
| 11 | R. SHANMUGAM | IJK | 14 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.9% · max 67.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
11th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
4th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AINRC 52.7%INC 41.1%OTH 4.6%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 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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