All statesPuducherry · 1990 30 seats
Puducherry Puducherry elects 30 MLAs to its assembly . A party needs 16 for a majority . INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS won 11 of 30 seats.
! INC was the largest party but 5 short of 16, so it needs partners.
72 Out of every 100 voters here, 72 voted. In 1985: 78.
Deep dive into Puducherry↓ Seats one dot per seat · hover for the party
DMK9 24.1% of votes
Others10 40.3% of votes
INC11 25.0% of votes
Hover a seat to see its party 16 for a majority
The numbers Turnout
72.38 %
−6.0 pts vs 1985
Electors
5.85 lakh
in 30 constituencies
Women MLAs
0
of 6 women candidates
Candidates
212
6 women · NOTA 0.0%
Who won the 30 seats one tile per constituency, grouped by party
Votes vs seats pale = share of votes · solid = share of seats
Share of votes Share of seats
INC 25% → 37%
DMK 24% → 30%
JD 9% → 13%
ADMK 18% → 10%
CPI 5% → 7%
Independent 8% → 3%
PMK 6% → 0%
Vote share bars: % of valid votes · right: seats
Notable contests tap one to open that constituency
Constituencies 30 · tap one for the full result
1. Muthialpet 2,177 11.5% margin G. Palaniraja · DMK
G. Palaniraja · DMK 10,571 55.7% R. Kalipaerumal Alias Perumal · ADMK 8,394 44.3%
Turnout 67.2% Electors 28,508 Candidates 2 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
2. Cassicade 945 8.2% margin P. Kannan · INC
P. Kannan · INC 6,040 52.5% S. Anandavelu · DMK 5,095 44.3% Third · BJP 212 1.8%
Turnout 66.3% Electors 17,494 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
3. Raj Bhavan 151 2.8% margin S. P. Sivakumar · DMK
S. P. Sivakumar · DMK 2,528 47.6% L. Joseph Mariadoss · INC 2,377 44.7% Third · ICS(SCS) 178 3.4%
Turnout 62.1% Electors 8,625 Candidates 13 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
4. Bussy 229 4.1% margin C. M. Achraff · INC
C. M. Achraff · INC 2,692 48.3% S. Babu Ansardeen · DMK 2,463 44.2% Third · Independent 230 4.1%
Turnout 59.0% Electors 9,555 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
5. Oupalam 1,422 10.4% margin N. Naghamuthu · DMK
N. Naghamuthu · DMK 7,378 54.0% P. K. Loganathan · ADMK 5,956 43.6% Third · PMK 154 1.1%
Turnout 69.2% Electors 19,918 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
6. Orleampeth 507 3.2% margin N. Manimaran · DMK
N. Manimaran · DMK 8,076 50.5% M. Pandurangan · ADMK 7,569 47.3% Third · Independent 169 1.1%
Turnout 63.1% Electors 25,505 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
7. Nellithope 530 3.3% margin R. V. Jankiraman · DMK
R. V. Jankiraman · DMK 6,601 41.6% B. Manimaran · ADMK 6,071 38.2% Third · Independent 2,888 18.2%
Turnout 65.0% Electors 24,612 Candidates 9 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
8. Modeliarpeth 856 4.4% margin M. Manjini · CPI
M. Manjini · CPI 8,905 45.4% V. Kothandaraman Alias Sababathy · INC 8,049 41.0% Third · PMK 2,633 13.4%
Turnout 71.7% Electors 27,566 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
9. Ariankuppam 685 3.9% margin A. Bakthkavachalam · JD
A. Bakthkavachalam · JD 5,950 33.9% Gopalusamy Alias G. D. Chandran · ADMK 5,265 30.0% Third · PMK 5,238 29.8%
Turnout 72.8% Electors 24,309 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
10. Embalom SC 1,106 8.8% margin K. Deivanayagam · JD
K. Deivanayagam · JD 4,669 37.0% K. Sivaloganathan · Independent 3,563 28.2% Third · ADMK 3,265 25.8%
Turnout 79.0% Electors 16,223 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
11. Nettapakkam 4,139 31.2% margin V. Vaithilingam · INC
V. Vaithilingam · INC 7,332 55.3% N. Devadass · DMK 3,193 24.1% Third · JD 2,027 15.3%
Turnout 77.3% Electors 17,322 Candidates 12 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
12. Kuruvinatham 1,765 12.8% margin R. Ramanathan · DMK
R. Ramanathan · DMK 6,072 44.0% P. Purushothaman · ADMK 4,307 31.2% Third · PMK 3,373 24.4%
Turnout 84.5% Electors 16,477 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
13. Bahour SC 3,044 21.4% margin P. Rajavelu · JD
P. Rajavelu · JD 8,223 57.8% M. Rajagopalan · INC 5,179 36.4% Third · PMK 774 5.4%
Turnout 78.7% Electors 18,225 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
14. Thirubuvanai SC 1,524 10.5% margin D. Viswanathan · ADMK
D. Viswanathan · ADMK 6,743 46.4% N. Veerappan · DMK 5,219 35.9% Third · PMK 2,360 16.3%
Turnout 74.0% Electors 19,795 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
15. Mannadipeth 1,592 10.4% margin D. Ramachandiran · DMK
D. Ramachandiran · DMK 7,802 51.0% R. Somasundaram · ADMK 6,210 40.6% Third · PMK 1,201 7.8%
Turnout 79.7% Electors 19,331 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
16. Ossudu SC 1,728 13.4% margin N. Marimuthu · INC
N. Marimuthu · INC 5,242 40.8% P. Sundararasu · JD 3,514 27.3% Third · Independent 2,058 16.0%
Turnout 78.9% Electors 16,430 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
17. Villenour 3,736 24.0% margin P. Ananda Baskaran · INC
P. Ananda Baskaran · INC 8,442 54.3% M. Venugopal · DMK 4,706 30.3% Third · PMK 2,252 14.5%
Turnout 76.7% Electors 20,438 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
18. Ozhukarai 1,793 11.1% margin M. Rasan Alias Vazhumuni · DMK
M. Rasan Alias Vazhumuni · DMK 8,749 54.1% M. Padmanabhan · ADMK 6,956 43.0% Third · PMK 438 2.7%
Turnout 76.5% Electors 21,285 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
19. Thattanchavady 982 5.3% margin V. Pethaperumal · JD
V. Pethaperumal · JD 9,503 51.3% N. Rangasamy · INC 8,521 46.0% Third · PMK 401 2.2%
Turnout 66.8% Electors 27,900 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
20. Reddiarpalayam 2,671 12.2% margin R. Viswanathan · CPI
R. Viswanathan · CPI 11,153 50.8% V. Balaji · INC 8,482 38.6% Third · PMK 1,221 5.6%
Turnout 63.1% Electors 35,043 Candidates 10 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
21. Lawspet 2,899 12.2% margin M. O. H. Farook · INC
M. O. H. Farook · INC 12,637 53.0% P. Sankaran · CPI(M) 9,738 40.8% Third · PMK 1,099 4.6%
Turnout 72.0% Electors 33,391 Candidates 10 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
22. Cotchery 140 1.0% margin M. Vaithilingam · INC
M. Vaithilingam · INC 5,189 36.0% G. Panjavarnam · Independent 5,049 35.0% Third · DMK 3,858 26.8%
Turnout 79.8% Electors 18,212 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
23. Karaikal 1,611 12.4% margin S. M. Thavasu · INC
S. M. Thavasu · INC 5,394 41.5% G. Rangayen · JD 3,783 29.1% Third · Independent 3,532 27.2%
Turnout 64.0% Electors 20,424 Candidates 10 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
24. Karaikal South 1,784 16.7% margin S. Ramassamy · ADMK
S. Ramassamy · ADMK 6,012 56.3% S. Savarirajan · DMK 4,228 39.6% Third · Independent 246 2.3%
Turnout 68.7% Electors 15,662 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
25. Neravy-Grand Aldee 844 6.2% margin V. Ganapathy · ADMK
V. Ganapathy · ADMK 7,102 51.7% V. M. C. Sivakumar · DMK 6,258 45.6% Third · PMK 239 1.7%
Turnout 80.9% Electors 17,113 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
26. Tirunallar 426 3.7% margin R. Kamalakkannan · Independent
R. Kamalakkannan · Independent 4,124 35.7% A. Soundararengan · DMK 3,698 32.0% Third · ADMK 2,487 21.5%
Turnout 76.9% Electors 15,100 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
27. Neduncadu SC 3,583 32.3% margin M. Chandirakassu · INC
M. Chandirakassu · INC 6,174 55.7% R. Kuppusamy · Independent 2,591 23.4% Third · CPI 1,265 11.4%
Turnout 77.1% Electors 14,509 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
28. Mahe 1,838 20.0% margin E. Valsaraj · INC
E. Valsaraj · INC 5,142 56.0% Mukkath Jayan · CPI(M) 3,304 36.0% Third · BJP 556 6.1%
Turnout 78.9% Electors 11,666 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
29. Palloor 2,712 30.0% margin A. V. Sreedharan · INC
A. V. Sreedharan · INC 5,288 58.4% K. Gangadharan · Independent 2,576 28.5% Third · BJP 698 7.7%
Turnout 76.7% Electors 11,876 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
30. Yanam 1,605 14.9% margin Raksha Harikrishna · DMK
Raksha Harikrishna · DMK 4,632 43.0% Velaga Rajeshwara Rao · INC 3,027 28.1% Third · Independent 2,955 27.4%
Turnout 85.7% Electors 12,680 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
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