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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2021
Mahe
Winner — 2021
RAMESH PARAMBATH
INC· Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA, Puducherry) (UPA)
INC 41.6%IND 40.3%5 others 18.0%
Votes
9,744
41.6% share
Winning margin
300
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.5%
of 31,830
Mahe was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 300 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.64 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH PARAMBATH | Secular Democratic Alliance (SDA, Puducherry) (UPA) | 9,744 | 41.6% |
| 2 | N. HARIDASAN MASTER | IND | 9,444 | 40.4% |
| 3 | ADV. V.P. ABDUL RAHMAN | 3,532 | 15.1% | |
| 4 | C.K. UMMER MASTER | 319 | 1.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 221 | 0.9% |
| 6 | JANAKY TEACHER | NDA | 86 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SARATH S UNNITHAN | IND | 62 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (30th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 1.3% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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30th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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22nd of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.6%IND 40.4%AINRC 15.1%OTH 2.0%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.64 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,816
Density
4646 / km²
Sex ratio
1184 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9 km²
SC population0.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 30.7%Other 2.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.3%
Electricity99.3%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.2%
Children underweight (under 5)32.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Women literate99.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.8%
Clean cooking fuel90.9%
Health insurance23.6%
What's nearby?
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