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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2026
Thattanchavady
Winner — 2026
N. RANGASAMY
AINRC· NDA (NDA)
AINRC 42.5%NMK 23.7%9 others 33.9%
Votes
10,024
42.5% share
Winning margin
4,441
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
88.7%
of 26,616
Thattanchavady is a safe seat — N. RANGASAMY won by 18.8%.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹10.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. RANGASAMY | NDA (NDA) | 10,024 | 42.5% |
| 2 | E. VINAYAGAM | NMK | 5,583 | 23.7% |
| 3 | K. SETHU @ SETHUSELVAM | IND | 3,984 | 16.9% |
| 4 | VE. VAITHILINGAM | 2,990 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | S. KARTHI KUMARI | 534 | 2.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 196 | 0.8% |
| 7 | B. GANESHAMOURTHY | IND | 89 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BANGARAMMAL KARUNAKARAN | IND | 73 | 0.3% |
| 9 | N. RANJITHKUMAR | IND | 48 | 0.2% |
| 10 | K. KATHIRESAN | 42 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | M. KRISHNAMURTHY | IND | 15 | 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 (26th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
26th of 30How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.55
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 30How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
11th of 30Where does the house stand?
SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AINRC 42.5%NMK 23.7%IND 16.9%INC 12.7%OTH 3.4%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹10.05 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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