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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2021

Bahour

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Winner — 2021

R SENTHILKUMAR
DMK· Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA, Puducherry) (UPA)
DMK 44.6%AINRC 43.8%12 others 11.7%
Votes
11,789
44.6% share
Winning margin
211
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
87.9%
of 30,097

Bahour was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 211 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R SENTHILKUMAR
DMK
Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA, Puducherry) (UPA)
11,78944.6%
2
N DHANAVELOU
AINRC
11,57843.8%
3
P VELMURUGAN
AMMK
1,4085.3%
4
V RUTHIRAMOORTHY
IND
4701.8%
5
S GNANAPRAGASH
NTK
4491.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2941.1%
7
C DINESH
MNM
1260.5%
8
P VELU
DMDK
NDA
830.3%
9
N PONNAMMAL
IND
740.3%
10
RAMALINGAM V
IND
640.2%
11
T PALANISAMY
IND
610.2%
12
A MURUGAN
IND
260.1%
13
S BASKARAN
PUDEP
200.1%
14
A THIYAGU
IJK
140.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (1st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.8% · max 48.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
1st of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
28th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 44.6%AINRC 43.8%AMMK 5.3%OTH 5.3%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products
Mulanathaswami Temple

Mulanathaswami Temple

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