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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2021
Karaikal North
Winner — 2021
P.R.N. THIRUMURUGAN
AINRC· NDA (NDA)
AINRC 44.9%INC 44.4%9 others 10.8%
Votes
12,704
44.9% share
Winning margin
135
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.4%
of 36,594
Karaikal North was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 135 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.R.N. THIRUMURUGAN | NDA (NDA) | 12,704 | 44.9% |
| 2 | A.V. SUBRAMANIAN | 12,569 | 44.4% | |
| 3 | ANUSUYA | 1,214 | 4.3% | |
| 4 | A. Vengadesh | IND | 766 | 2.7% |
| 5 | K. SURESH | MNM | 359 | 1.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 282 | 1.0% |
| 7 | MOHAMED THAMEEM KANI | 185 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | S. MURALI | IND | 86 | 0.3% |
| 9 | A. VELUSAMY | NDA | 72 | 0.3% |
| 10 | P. ARULANANDHAM | IJK | 55 | 0.2% |
| 11 | B. RAJENDRAN | IND | 32 | 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
lean0.5%
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 44.9%INC 44.4%OTH 9.8%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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
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