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6. Orleampeth

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Puducherry Assembly Election, 2006

PY-ORLEAMPETH

DMK 52.7%won by 12.1%IND 40.5%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 22.0% to 12.1%.

  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 40.5% — it polled just 1.0% in 2001.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 93.2% of the vote between them, up from 76.8% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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Valid votes
16,154
Margin
1,960
12.13%

Candidates

8 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1R. SIVADravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK8,50952.7%
  2. 2G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMYIndependent · IND6,54940.5%
  3. 3S. ANANDHARAJAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · AIADMK7104.4%
  4. 4R. VIJAYALAKSHMIDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam · DMDK1490.9%
  5. 5K. SUNDARIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP830.5%
  6. 6S. NEHRUIndependent · IND830.5%
  7. 7S.V. SIVAIndependent · IND360.2%
  8. 8P. NEHRUDASSANIndependent · IND350.2%

Since 2001

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMK–IND swing
−36.3%
DMK share
49.4% → 52.7%
IND share
1.0% → 40.5%
Turnout
— → —
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