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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2021
Orleampeth
Winner — 2021
G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY
IND
IND 47.3%DMK 37.0%14 others 15.7%
Votes
9,580
47.3% share
Winning margin
2,093
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
80.5%
of 25,151
A clear win with a 10.3% margin.
Seat history
0 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY | IND | 9,580 | 47.3% |
| 2 | S. GOPAL | DMK | 7,487 | 37.0% |
| 3 | OMSAKTHISEKAR | NDA | 1,787 | 8.8% |
| 4 | KARUNANITHI | 507 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | S. SAKTIVEL | MNM | 364 | 1.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 181 | 0.9% |
| 7 | V. HARIHARANE | IND | 113 | 0.6% |
| 8 | J. RAVI @ PURUSHOTHAMAN | PB | 60 | 0.3% |
| 9 | M. SANKAR | IND | 56 | 0.3% |
| 10 | R. CADIRESSAN | NDA | 50 | 0.3% |
| 11 | A. SIRAJ @ KANIMOHAMED | 26 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | R. RAJA | IND | 14 | 0.1% |
| 13 | P. GOPALAKRISHNAN | IND | 11 | 0.1% |
| 14 | GOPALAKRISHNAN .M | IND | 10 | 0.1% |
| 15 | K. PURUSHOTHAMAN | IJK | 6 | 0.0% |
| 16 | G. GOPAL | IND | 5 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.3%
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
IND 47.3%DMK 37.0%ADMK 8.8%OTH 6.0%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 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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