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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1990

Lawspet

Assembly constituency 21 (GEN) · Puducherry

State boardPuducherry 1990

[01]Result · 1990

#21 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants10
Electors33,391
Votes polled24,049
Turnout72.0%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerM. O. H. FarookIndian National Congress12,63753.0% of votes
MARGIN2,899 votes · 12.1 pp12,637 − 9,738
Runner-upP. Sankaran Communist Party of India (Marxist)9,73840.8% of votes
INC 56.5% of top-two votesCPI(M) 43.5%

All candidates 10

  1. 01 M. O. H. FarookINC12,637 53.0%
  2. 02 P. SankaranCPI(M)9,738 40.8%
  3. 03 P. RaghupathyPMK1,099 4.6%
  4. 04 B. IlangovanJNP(JP)125 0.5%
  5. 05 P. GnanaoliIND55 0.2%
  6. 06 R. JagadheesanIND51 0.2%
  7. 07 A. AriputhiranLKD(B)42 0.2%
  8. 08 M. P. MadhimaharajaTMM40 0.2%
  9. 09 M. VinayagamIND33 0.1%
  10. 10 N. SurendiranIND22 0.1%

Turnout 72.0%

025507510072.0%TURNOUT◦ state median 75.3%
Male 17,24651.6% Female 16,14548.4%

Share of 33,391 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males936
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 30 seats, 199075.3%
  • ReconciliationΣ 10 candidates = 23,842Residual 207

Seat history 2026–1964

  1. 2026
    12.9 pp
    E. MohandossAll India N.R. Congress
  2. 2021
    7.3 pp
    U LakshmikandhanAll India N.R. Congress
  3. 2016
    39.5 pp
    Candassamy M.Indian National Congress
  4. 2011
    5.9 pp
    P. RajaveluAll India N.R. Congress
  5. 2006
    16.7 pp
    M.O.H.F. ShahjahanIndian National Congress
  6. 2001
    5.9 pp
    Shajahan .M.O.H.F.Indian National Congress
  7. 1996
    19.9 pp
    N. KesavanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    24.0 pp
    P. KanannIndian National Congress
  9. 1990
    12.1 pp
    M. O. H. FarookIndian National Congress
  10. 1985
    24.7 pp
    M.O.H. FarookIndian National Congress
  11. 1980
    58.4 pp
    M. O. H. FarookIndian National Congress
  12. 1977
    20.5 pp
    N. VaradhanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1974
    2.1 pp
    Farook, M. O. H.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1969
    8.4 pp
    M. BalayaIndian National Congress
  15. 1964
    44.0 pp
    Nagarajan, G.CONG

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 58.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 93.0% of votes; the other 8 candidates 6.1% between them.

    (12,637 + 9,738) ÷ 24,049 = 93.0% · 1,467 ÷ 24,049 = 6.1%

  2. Turnout of 72.0% was 3.3 pp below the state's median seat (75.3%).

    72.0 − 75.3 = −3.3

  3. The margin narrowed from 24.7 pp in 1985 to 12.1 pp.

    12.1 − 24.7 = −12.6 pp

  4. M. O. H. Farook also won in 1985.

    1985 winner name = 1990 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 10 candidate lines23,842
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled24,049
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 207

Candidate votes miss the published total by 207, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1990 · Puducherry · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates10 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 30 seats on the Puducherry Vidhan Sabha 1990 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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