The point is you're supposed to spot the socket and realise that there have to be cable(s) running to/from it, and that you should look to see which direction they enter/leave the back box.Yes it is directly above the socket except that the socket is 6 inches from the floor and the damage is 6 inches from the ceiling. But I reckon you could draw a pretty straight vertical line between the two
Anyway - it's definitely worth seeing if you can pull new cable(s) into that conduit.
Yes and the annoying thing is I already knew it was there. I was concentrating on the fact that it was the exact spot I needed to centre my blind rather than thinking if it was the appropriate spot from an electric point of view, also I was looking up not down.