1. Puducherry – Overview Elections Department, Puducherry Briefing of Observers

2. Basic Profile UT is Geographically Discontiguous, Consists of 4 Regions Elections Department, Puducherry REGION AREA (Sq.Km) POPULATION (Census 2011) Puducherry2949,50,289 Karaikal1572,00,222 Mahe941,816 Yanam3055,626 Total49012,47,953 816 Kms 610 Kms 160 Kms

3. Elections Department, Puducherry Census Population 2011 12,47,953 Districts 2 – Puducherry (includes Mahe and Yanam) & Karaikal Assembly Constituencies 30 Puducherry: 23, Karaikal: 5, Mahe: 1, Yanam: 1 Polling Station Locations 570 Polling Stations 913+17 (Auxillary) = 930 Basic profile

4. Elections Department, Puducherry Puducherry District – 25 Constituencies Puducherry Region-23, Yanam-1 & Mahe-1 Puducherry Region Surrounded by Tamil Nadu Mahe Region surrounded by Kerala Yanam Region Surrounded by AP

5. Elections Department, Puducherry Karaikal District – 5 Constituencies Karaikal Region surrounded by Tamil Nadu

6. Elections Department, Puducherry DetailsMaleFemale Third Gender Total General Electors44108548587574927034 NRI Electors8311094 Service Voters3631740537 Grand Total44153148606074927665 Elector Strength – Final Rolls as on 11.1.2016

7. Elections Department, Puducherry Present Elector Strength DetailsMaleFemaleThird GenderTotal General Electors44428349067976935038 Service Electors363174--537 Grand Total44464649085376935575 Continuous updation still under progress Inclusions will be made upto 19.4.2016

8. Elections Department, Puducherry Voter Turn out U.T.of Puducherry is a higher voter turn out state. The low voter turn out areas are Urban Pockets GE 2009 LS GE 2011 ASSEMBLY GE 2014 LS Overall average79.81%86.19%82.14% Highest turnout AC wise 93.46%95.80%90.54% Lowest turnout AC wise 52.26%59.48%71.12% Male electors voted79.84%83.97%81.47% Female electors voted79.77%86.96%82.75%

9. Elections Department, Puducherry Polling Stations District Main Polling Stations Auxiliary PS Puducherry75714 Karaikal1563 Total91317 PS LocationsLocation with 1 PS Location with 2 PS 570306202 Location with 3 PS 50 Location with 4 PS 11 Location with 5 PS 1

10. Elections Department, Puducherry Drinking Water Facility – Always made 100% Electricity at Polling Stations – Webcasting 100% Polling Stations in Ground Floor - 100% Toilet Facilities – Always made 100% (Mobile toilets) Ramps in Polling Stations – Always made 100% Shades in Polling Stations – Always made 100% Polling Stations in Private buildings will be equipped with Temporary ramps Polling Station - BMF

11. Elections Department, Puducherry Election Machinery

12. Elections Department, Puducherry Political Parties in the U.T of Puducherry National Parties : 6 (BSP, BJP, CPI, CPI(M), INC & NCP) Recognised State Parties : 4 S.NoName of the Party 1All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) 2All India N.R Congress (AINRC) 3Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) 4Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) Other Registered Un-Recognized Parties Functioning in U.T of Puducherry : 18 Notable ones : 4 S.NoName of the Party 1Aam Aadhmi Party 2Desiya Dravida Murpokku Kazhagam (DMDK) 3Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) 4Naam Thamizar Katchi Observers may be available from the date of scrutiny till the completion of poll process

13. Elections Department, Puducherry Key Aspects  U.T. of Puducherry has been allocated 100 VVPATS  The VVPATs will be deployed in the following constituencies S.NoConstituencies No. of PS (including APS) No. of PSs with less than 1350 electors No. of PSs with more than 1350 Electors 1Orleanpet23212 2Oupalam25214 3Karaikal (South)30255 Total67

14. Elections Department, Puducherry Peculiar Aspects  Puducherry is an Expenditure Sensitive UT.  Liquor outflow to the neighbouring States is an important factor  Geographically discontiguous territories with small areas interspersed in Tamil Nadu  Porous Borders with Neighbouring States  On average the electorate of each Assembly Constituency is around 30,000 and as such the competition will be intense and the winning majority will be narrow in many cases.

15. Elections Department, Puducherry Key Aspects  From Law & Order Point of View, Conduct of Elections in the UT has been peaceful  There are no extremist or insurgent groups.  Past elections haven’t witnessed any major poll related violence, except for minor skirmishes.  Intense watch required in the last 1 week prior to poll date ( as distribution of money / freebies would be resorted to by candidates / political parties).

16. Elections Department, Puducherry Reaching Puducherry RegionNearest AirportDistance from Nearest Airport PuducherryChennai (Puducherry Airport is not operational at present) 160 Kms KaraikalTrichy Chennai 162 Kms 290 Kms YanamVishakapatnam Vijayawada 155 Kms 153 kms MaheCalicut85 Kms

17. Elections Department, Puducherry Thank you