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Puducherry 2021

Election Summary

HIGHLIGHTS OF CANDIDATES
Total number of constituencies analyzed 30
Total candidates analyzed by NEW 323
Candidates with declared criminal cases 54(17%)
Candidates with declared serious criminal cases 28(9%)
Crorepati candidates 74(23%)
Candidates who are graduate or above 133 (41%)
Candidates who have not declared PAN 25 (8%)
Total women candidates 36 (11%)
HIGHLIGHTS OF WINNERS
Total winners analyzed by NEW 30
Winners with declared criminal cases 13 (43%)
Winners with declared serious criminal cases 6 (20%)
Crorepati winners 25 (83%)
Winners who are graduate or above 17 (57%)
Winners who have not declared PAN 0 (0%)
Total women winners 1 (3%)

Candidates who are graduate or above

Sno Candidate Constituency Party Criminal Case ∇ Education Total Assets Liabilities
1L. SambathMUDALIARPET DMK 6 Graduate Professional Rs 80,55,925
~ 80 Lacs+
Rs 20,00,000
~ 20 Lacs+
2Ak Sai J Saravanan KumarOUSSUDU (SC) BJP 5 Graduate Rs 3,10,86,206
~ 3 Crore+
Rs 2,48,56,826
~ 2 Crore+
3P.R.N. ThirumuruganKARAIKAL NORTH All India N.R. Congress 4 Graduate Rs 26,53,39,593
~ 26 Crore+
Rs 2,35,26,767
~ 2 Crore+
4K.A.U.Assana MarecarKARAIKAL SOUTH AIADMK 2 Graduate Rs 76,21,606
~ 76 Lacs+
Rs 5,88,500
~ 5 Lacs+
5J. Prakash KumarMUTHIALPET IND 2 Graduate Rs 1,16,90,824
~ 1 Crore+
Rs 16,00,000
~ 16 Lacs+
6K. LakshminarayananRAJ BHAVAN All India N.R. Congress 2 Graduate Professional Rs 2,52,69,393
~ 2 Crore+
Rs 24,50,000
~ 24 Lacs+
7P. AngalaneTHIRUBHUVANAI (SC) IND 1 Post Graduate Rs 1,54,82,202
~ 1 Crore+
Rs 23,00,000
~ 23 Lacs+
8R. KamalakkannanTHIRUNALLAR INC 1 Graduate Rs 2,78,61,689
~ 2 Crore+
Rs 20,22,161
~ 20 Lacs+
9C. Asokumar Alias RajkumarKALAPET IND 1 Post Graduate Rs 35,02,010
~ 35 Lacs+
Rs 60,40,000
~ 60 Lacs+
10A S RameshOZHUKARAI IND 1 Graduate Professional Rs 16,00,000
~ 16 Lacs+
11Muthalu VengadesanOUSSUDU (SC) Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 1 Post Graduate Rs 25,63,090
~ 25 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
12K. SankarOUSSUDU (SC) Makkal Needhi Maiam 1 Graduate Rs 1,00,000
~ 1 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
13S. VengadessaperoumalKALAPET IND 1 Post Graduate Rs 10,73,965
~ 10 Lacs+
Rs 2,23,000
~ 2 Lacs+
14A. MuhilanTHIRUBHUVANAI (SC) DMK 1 Graduate Professional Rs 6,97,224
~ 6 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
15S.SridharNERAVY-T.R.PATTINAM IND 1 Post Graduate Rs 13,56,000
~ 13 Lacs+
Rs 2,30,000
~ 2 Lacs+
16R. K. R. AnantharamanMANAVELY INC 1 Graduate Professional Rs 5,38,54,368
~ 5 Crore+
Rs 5,25,67,932
~ 5 Crore+
17Vaiyapuri ManikandanMUTHIALPET AIADMK 1 Graduate Rs 3,55,46,938
~ 3 Crore+
Rs 10,42,316
~ 10 Lacs+
18Pr. SivaTHIRUNALLAR IND 1 Graduate Professional Rs 37,58,916
~ 37 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
19S. MouttouvelKALAPET DMK 1 Graduate Professional Rs 1,26,20,860
~ 1 Crore+
Rs 16,29,336
~ 16 Lacs+
20C. PandianLAWSPET IND 1 Post Graduate Rs 0
~
21M SelvamNETTAPAKKAM (SC) Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 0 Post Graduate Rs 36,86,000
~ 36 Lacs+
Rs 15,00,000
~ 15 Lacs+
22C KrishnagopalNETTAPAKKAM (SC) IND 0 Graduate Rs 40,72,784
~ 40 Lacs+
Rs 9,50,000
~ 9 Lacs+
23A. MarimuthuNEDUNGADU (SC) INC 0 Graduate Rs 4,46,000
~ 4 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
24S. SaktivelORLEAMPETH Makkal Needhi Maiam 0 Graduate Rs 5,35,000
~ 5 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
25S Sasi KumarNELLITHOPE Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 Post Graduate Rs 76,47,138
~ 76 Lacs+
Rs 3,00,000
~ 3 Lacs+
26J. Ravi Alias PurushothamanORLEAMPETH Puratchi Bharatham 0 Graduate Rs 2,09,000
~ 2 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
27R. RajaORLEAMPETH IND 0 Graduate Professional Rs 7,61,344
~ 7 Lacs+
Rs 1,00,000
~ 1 Lacs+
28R PasupathyNELLITHOPE Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 0 Graduate Rs 2,16,000
~ 2 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
29D GovuryNETTAPAKKAM (SC) Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 Graduate Rs 7,71,500
~ 7 Lacs+
Rs 29,500
~ 29 Thou+
30V. HariharaneORLEAMPETH IND 0 Graduate Professional Rs 2,15,267
~ 2 Lacs+
31V. GeethaNEDUNGADU (SC) Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 Graduate Rs 2,14,000
~ 2 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
32T. NarasimhanNEDUNGADU (SC) IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 2,51,90,038
~ 2 Crore+
Rs 0
~
33P MurugesanNELLITHOPE Makkal Needhi Maiam 0 Post Graduate Rs 2,41,30,000
~ 2 Crore+
Rs 0
~
34Arun Alias MuruganNELLITHOPE IND 0 Graduate Rs 4,97,086
~ 4 Lacs+
Rs 2,00,000
~ 2 Lacs+
35Dr. V. VigneswaranNEDUNGADU (SC) IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 1,41,50,000
~ 1 Crore+
Rs 68,00,000
~ 68 Lacs+
36S Elumalai, M.ANELLITHOPE IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 3,78,000
~ 3 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
37Andoor MathiNEDUNGADU (SC) IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 1,26,000
~ 1 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
38P Shiva SanthoshNELLITHOPE IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 11,88,900
~ 11 Lacs+
Rs 12,80,000
~ 12 Lacs+
39M.NagathiyagarajanNERAVY-T.R.PATTINAM DMK 0 Graduate Rs 29,15,500
~ 29 Lacs+
Rs 16,29,874
~ 16 Lacs+
40V.M.C.S.ManoharenNERAVY-T.R.PATTINAM BJP 0 Post Graduate Rs 90,00,000
~ 90 Lacs+
41Baladhandayudhabani.CNERAVY-T.R.PATTINAM Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 0 Graduate Rs 1,11,000
~ 1 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
42Geetha AnandanNERAVY-T.R.PATTINAM IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 20,96,86,745
~ 20 Crore+
Rs 8,27,67,788
~ 8 Crore+
43V. M. C. S RajaganapathyNERAVY-T.R.PATTINAM IND 0 Graduate Professional Rs 1,07,55,017
~ 1 Crore+
Rs 7,23,447
~ 7 Lacs+
44T KalyanasundaramNETTAPAKKAM (SC) JD(U) 0 Graduate Professional Rs 3,87,637
~ 3 Lacs+
Rs 1,64,000
~ 1 Lacs+
45Annibal KennedyOUPALAM DMK 0 Graduate Rs 5,84,07,282
~ 5 Crore+
Rs 0
~
46Santhosh KumarOUPALAM Makkal Needhi Maiam 0 Graduate Professional Rs 18,92,550
~ 18 Lacs+
Rs 20,000
~ 20 Thou+
47Dr.K. SilambarasanTHIRUBHUVANAI (SC) Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 0 Graduate Professional Rs 15,38,899
~ 15 Lacs+
Rs 9,57,617
~ 9 Lacs+
48S. NadarajanTHIRUBHUVANAI (SC) IND 0 Graduate Professional Rs 4,15,800
~ 4 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
49S. RajasekaranTHIRUNALLAR BJP 0 Graduate Rs 4,66,74,524
~ 4 Crore+
Rs 57,10,316
~ 57 Lacs+
50OmsakthisekarORLEAMPETH AIADMK 0 Post Graduate Rs 2,37,57,397
~ 2 Crore+
51S. VinothTHIRUNALLAR IND 0 Graduate Professional Rs 1,80,100
~ 1 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
52KumaravelVILLIANUR Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 0 Post Graduate Rs 23,26,347
~ 23 Lacs+
Rs 4,96,883
~ 4 Lacs+
53ThiaguVILLIANUR Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 0 Graduate Rs 3,500
~ 3 Thou+
Rs 3,50,000
~ 3 Lacs+
54A. FazilVILLIANUR DMDK 0 Graduate Professional Rs 3,47,000
~ 3 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
55R. RamprasathVILLIANUR Puducherry Development Party 0 Post Graduate Rs 7,12,788
~ 7 Lacs+
Rs 3,06,400
~ 3 Lacs+
56P. ThanamouttouVILLIANUR IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 1,76,000
~ 1 Lacs+
Rs 4,50,000
~ 4 Lacs+
57A. MathivananVILLIANUR IND 0 Graduate Rs 62,86,676
~ 62 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
58Durgaa Prasaahd PemmadiYANAM IND 0 Graduate Rs 2,66,676
~ 2 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
59T. Udayakumar, MlisTHIRUBHUVANAI (SC) BSP 0 Post Graduate Rs 37,000
~ 37 Thou+
Rs 4,40,000
~ 4 Lacs+
60C. AnusuyaTHATTANCHAVADY IND 0 Graduate Professional Rs 2,19,000
~ 2 Lacs+
61K. Reyaz AhamedOUPALAM IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 3,51,000
~ 3 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
62R. BabouOUSSUDU (SC) DMDK 0 Graduate Professional Rs 6,08,300
~ 6 Lacs+
Rs 10,000
~ 10 Thou+
63N. AmbigapathyOUSSUDU (SC) IND 0 Graduate Rs 23,84,452
~ 23 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
64S. Sanjiv GanthiOUSSUDU (SC) IND 0 Graduate Professional Rs 5,000
~ 5 Thou+
Rs 0
~
65N.G. Pannir SelvamOZHUKARAI All India N.R. Congress 0 Post Graduate Rs 3,31,90,401
~ 3 Crore+
Rs 49,87,442
~ 49 Lacs+
66S. ChitrakalaOZHUKARAI JD(U) 0 Graduate Rs 33,43,000
~ 33 Lacs+
Rs 6,85,00,000
~ 6 Crore+
67M. SivasankarOZHUKARAI IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 9,49,68,946
~ 9 Crore+
Rs 35,85,648
~ 35 Lacs+
68Anthony SharmilaRAJ BHAVAN Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 Graduate Professional Rs 1,25,64,200
~ 1 Crore+
Rs 0
~
69G. SathishkumarRAJ BHAVAN Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 0 Graduate Rs 6,35,000
~ 6 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
70M. Sathiyan Alias VimalanRAJ BHAVAN IND 0 Doctorate Rs 0
~
71R. ShanmugamTHATTANCHAVADY Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 0 Graduate Rs 78,000
~ 78 Thou+
Rs 0
~
72N.RangasamyYANAM All India N.R. Congress 0 Graduate Professional Rs 38,39,75,200
~ 38 Crore+
Rs 1,15,00,000
~ 1 Crore+
73G. MageshMUTHIALPET IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 3,02,500
~ 3 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
74Ramalingam VBAHOUR IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 39,06,009
~ 39 Lacs+
Rs 2,50,000
~ 2 Lacs+
75C DineshBAHOUR Makkal Needhi Maiam 0 Graduate Professional Rs 2,30,400
~ 2 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
76S BaskaranBAHOUR Puducherry Development Party 0 Post Graduate Rs 7,47,000
~ 7 Lacs+
Rs 20,00,000
~ 20 Lacs+
77P VelmuruganBAHOUR Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 0 Graduate Professional Rs 2,36,02,000
~ 2 Crore+
Rs 1,17,20,000
~ 1 Crore+
78P VeluBAHOUR DMDK 0 Graduate Professional Rs 27,65,000
~ 27 Lacs+
Rs 7,95,848
~ 7 Lacs+
79V RuthiramoorthyBAHOUR IND 0 Graduate Rs 8,65,000
~ 8 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
80D. ArvindhanEMBALAM (SC) BSP 0 Graduate Rs 45,000
~ 45 Thou+
81U LakshmikandhanEMBALAM (SC) All India N.R. Congress 0 Post Graduate Rs 44,50,278
~ 44 Lacs+
Rs 2,35,000
~ 2 Lacs+
82S. SteebanEMBALAM (SC) DMDK 0 Graduate Rs 4,06,400
~ 4 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
83V IndumathyARIANKUPPAM Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 0 Graduate Rs 1,00,000
~ 1 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
84V RuthrakumaranARIANKUPPAM Makkal Needhi Maiam 0 Graduate Professional Rs 2,55,28,550
~ 2 Crore+
Rs 0
~
85D. EjoumaleINDIRA NAGAR Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 0 Graduate Rs 4,88,931
~ 4 Lacs+
Rs 1,52,000
~ 1 Lacs+
86D. MohanINDIRA NAGAR Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 0 Graduate Rs 1,84,40,049
~ 1 Crore+
Rs 61,20,596
~ 61 Lacs+
87S. KarthigayanINDIRA NAGAR IND 0 Graduate Professional Rs 6,604
~ 6 Thou+
Rs 91,600
~ 91 Thou+
88A ThiyaguBAHOUR Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 0 Graduate Professional Rs 2,500
~ 2 Thou+
Rs 0
~
89S GnanapragashBAHOUR Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 Post Graduate Rs 19,09,000
~ 19 Lacs+
Rs 75,000
~ 75 Thou+
90S.P. SivakumarRAJ BHAVAN DMK 0 Graduate Professional Rs 40,53,625
~ 40 Lacs+
91N. RangasamyTHATTANCHAVADY All India N.R. Congress 0 Graduate Professional Rs 38,39,75,200
~ 38 Crore+
Rs 1,15,00,000
~ 1 Crore+
92Richards JohnkumarNELLITHOPE BJP 0 Graduate Professional Rs 3,63,79,571
~ 3 Crore+
Rs 81,05,086
~ 81 Lacs+
93S. ParuvadhavardhnieRAJ BHAVAN Makkal Needhi Maiam 0 Post Graduate Rs 31,27,000
~ 31 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
94Gollapalli Srinivas AshokYANAM IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 3,02,99,413
~ 3 Crore+
Rs 0
~
95Sunkara KarthikYANAM BSP 0 Post Graduate Rs 2,64,000
~ 2 Lacs+
Rs 6,60,000
~ 6 Lacs+
96K.S.P Alias S. RameshKADIRGAMAM All India N.R. Congress 0 Post Graduate Rs 5,56,59,950
~ 5 Crore+
Rs 30,83,221
~ 30 Lacs+
97A. MuraliOUSSUDU (SC) IND 0 Graduate Rs 1,58,000
~ 1 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
98Sarath S UnnithanMAHE IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 4,38,500
~ 4 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
99K. SureshKARAIKAL NORTH Makkal Needhi Maiam 0 Graduate Rs 2,53,600
~ 2 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
100A RamprasadKARAIKAL SOUTH IND 0 Graduate Professional Rs 7,60,461
~ 7 Lacs+
101R SenthilkumarBAHOUR DMK 0 Post Graduate Rs 14,72,13,960
~ 14 Crore+
Rs 3,34,93,946
~ 3 Crore+
102N DhanavelouBAHOUR All India N.R. Congress 0 Graduate Rs 1,05,97,742
~ 1 Crore+
Rs 16,91,673
~ 16 Lacs+
103SubasriKADIRGAMAM Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 Graduate Professional Rs 55,64,928
~ 55 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
104S. SathiyavelKADIRGAMAM Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 0 Post Graduate Rs 51,33,500
~ 51 Lacs+
Rs 50,000
~ 50 Thou+
105Ramesh ParambathMAHE INC 0 Graduate Rs 6,38,72,810
~ 6 Crore+
Rs 10,11,470
~ 10 Lacs+
106Janaky TeacherMAHE DMDK 0 Post Graduate Rs 8,60,000
~ 8 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
107N. Haridasan MasterMAHE IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 2,82,49,609
~ 2 Crore+
Rs 0
~
108M S ElangovanMANAVELY Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 Post Graduate Rs 10,64,985
~ 10 Lacs+
Rs 10,45,488
~ 10 Lacs+
109A. PathimarajMANGALAM BSP 0 Graduate Professional Rs 1,56,900
~ 1 Lacs+
Rs 28,000
~ 28 Thou+
110B. BharathkalaiMANGALAM Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 Graduate Professional Rs 5,00,000
~ 5 Lacs+
111A EgambaramMANGALAM IND 0 Graduate Professional Rs 1,16,665
~ 1 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
112M. KarthickMANGALAM IND 0 Graduate Rs 14,965
~ 14 Thou+
Rs 0
~
113K.K. Mathivadhanan, M.B.A., M.Phil.,MANNADIPET BSP 0 Post Graduate Rs 4,27,240
~ 4 Lacs+
Rs 2,40,000
~ 2 Lacs+
114Sivakumar. R.MMANNADIPET IND 0 Graduate Rs 11,83,800
~ 11 Lacs+
Rs 17,50,000
~ 17 Lacs+
115E. JeganadhaneMUDALIARPET Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 0 Graduate Rs 6,65,900
~ 6 Lacs+
Rs 4,29,400
~ 4 Lacs+
116S. NatarajanMUDALIARPET IND 0 Graduate Rs 1,64,39,175
~ 1 Crore+
Rs 3,53,88,456
~ 3 Crore+
117R. SaravananMUTHIALPET CPI(M) 0 Graduate Professional Rs 7,33,547
~ 7 Lacs+
Rs 4,20,971
~ 4 Lacs+
118Adv. V.P. Abdul RahmanMAHE All India N.R. Congress 0 Graduate Professional Rs 63,78,000
~ 63 Lacs+
Rs 30,46,826
~ 30 Lacs+
119A. BoopalanLAWSPET DMDK 0 Graduate Professional Rs 88,56,964
~ 88 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
120Balasoubremaniane. AKALAPET IND 0 Graduate Rs 0
~
121M.O.H.F. ShajahanKAMARAJ NAGAR INC 0 Post Graduate Rs 2,17,31,908
~ 2 Crore+
Rs 20,43,00,000
~ 20 Crore+
122N. Sharmila BegumKAMARAJ NAGAR Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 Graduate Rs 7,52,000
~ 7 Lacs+
Rs 10,00,000
~ 10 Lacs+
123Siva. IlangoKAMARAJ NAGAR IND 0 Doctorate Rs 52,18,598
~ 52 Lacs+
Rs 3,000
~ 3 Thou+
124S. SagayarajKAMARAJ NAGAR IND 0 Graduate Rs 5,50,377
~ 5 Lacs+
Rs 75,000
~ 75 Thou+
125Vpr. SelvamKAMARAJ NAGAR IND 0 Graduate Rs 1,30,72,482
~ 1 Crore+
Rs 6,50,000
~ 6 Lacs+
126AnusuyaKARAIKAL NORTH Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 Graduate Rs 23,02,400
~ 23 Lacs+
Rs 4,55,000
~ 4 Lacs+
127A. VelusamyKARAIKAL NORTH DMDK 0 Graduate Rs 12,60,000
~ 12 Lacs+
Rs 0
~
128S. MuraliKARAIKAL NORTH IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 4,98,000
~ 4 Lacs+
Rs 5,45,000
~ 5 Lacs+
129V Murugaia RajendiranKARAIKAL SOUTH IND 0 Post Graduate Rs 1,20,40,255
~ 1 Crore+
Rs 0
~
130N. CamatchyLAWSPET Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 0 Graduate Rs 34,19,785
~ 34 Lacs+
131D. SathiyamoorthyLAWSPET Makkal Needhi Maiam 0 Graduate Rs 5,27,000
~ 5 Lacs+
Rs 2,01,059
~ 2 Lacs+
132Nirmal SinghLAWSPET Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 Post Graduate Rs 12,06,000
~ 12 Lacs+
Rs 90,000
~ 90 Thou+
133S. Senthil KumaranMUTHIALPET INC 0 Graduate Professional Rs 4,48,88,055
~ 4 Crore+
Rs 1,02,50,661
~ 1 Crore+

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