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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 19 · 2021

Ariankuppam

Winner — 2021

R. BASKAR @ DATCHANAMOURTTY
AINRC· NDA (NDA)
AINRC 54.3%INC 34.8%8 others 10.9%
Votes
17,858
54.3% share
Winning margin
6,418
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
82.5%
of 39,871

Ariankuppam is a safe seat — R. BASKAR @ DATCHANAMOURTTY won by 19.5%.

Seat history

0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. BASKAR @ DATCHANAMOURTTY
NDA (NDA)
17,85854.3%
2
T. DJEAMOURTHY
11,44034.8%
3
SUNDARAVADIVELU
1,0943.3%
4
V RUTHRAKUMARAN
MNM
1,0553.2%
5
S KUMARAVELU
IND
8232.5%
NOTA
NOTA
3821.2%
7
A MOHAMAD KASSIM
680.2%
8
LOURDUSAMY
NDA
550.2%
9
V INDUMATHY
IJK
520.2%
10
R KARTHICK
IND
470.1%

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

Average turnout (13th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 1.8% · max 83.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
13th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AINRC 54.3%INC 34.8%OTH 9.7%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical 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.

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