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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2026
Indira Nagar
Winner — 2026
P.V. AROUMOUGAME @ AKD
AINRC· NDA (NDA)
AINRC 42.0%TVK 40.0%7 others 18.0%
Votes
12,640
42.1% share
Winning margin
584
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
92.4%
of 32,577
Indira Nagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 584 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.89 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.V. AROUMOUGAME @ AKD | NDA (NDA) | 12,640 | 42.1% |
| 2 | S. MOUROUGANE | 12,056 | 40.2% | |
| 3 | N. RAJAKUMAR | 2,104 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | G. ROBERT JESUDASS | IND | 1,946 | 6.5% |
| 5 | T. DEVIKA | 675 | 2.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 316 | 1.1% |
| 7 | K. RAJASEKAR | IND | 130 | 0.4% |
| 8 | E. VADIVEL | 78 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | JAYABALL @ SENGENI | AIPTMMK | 56 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (11th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 1.9% · max 67.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
11th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
4th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AINRC 42.1%TVK 40.2%INC 7.0%IND 6.5%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.89 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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