All statesPuducherry · 1991 30 seats
Puducherry Puducherry elects 30 MLAs to its assembly . A party needs 16 for a majority . Indian National Congress won 15 of 30 seats.
! INC was the largest party but 1 short of 16, so it needs partners.
68 Out of every 100 voters here, 68 voted. In 1990: 72.
Deep dive into Puducherry↓ Seats one dot per seat · hover for the party
ADMK6 17.3% of votes
Others9 45.6% of votes
INC15 30.0% of votes
Hover a seat to see its party 16 for a majority
The numbers Turnout
67.73 %
−4.6 pts vs 1990
Electors
5.93 lakh
in 30 constituencies
Women MLAs
1
of 5 women candidates
Candidates
208
5 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 30% → 50%
ADMK 17% → 20%
DMK 25% → 13%
Independent 9% → 10%
JD 7% → 3%
CPI 5% → 3%
PMK 3% → 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 1,115 6.4% margin M. Balasubramaniam · ADMK
M. Balasubramaniam · ADMK 9,175 52.4% S. Anandavedlu · DMK 8,060 46.0% Third · Independent 167 0.9%
Turnout 63.7% Electors 28,191 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
2. Cassicade 449 4.5% margin M. Elango · JD
M. Elango · JD 4,927 50.0% P. Shanmugan · INC 4,478 45.4% Third · BJP 243 2.5%
Turnout 57.2% Electors 17,761 Candidates 11 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
3. Raj Bhavan 49 1.0% margin A. Gandhiraj · INC
A. Gandhiraj · INC 2,381 48.5% S. P. Sivakumar · DMK 2,332 47.5% Third · BJP 136 2.8%
Turnout 56.0% Electors 8,965 Candidates 9 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
4. Bussy 1,041 19.9% margin C. M.K Achraff · INC
C. M.K Achraff · INC 3,083 58.8% G. Perularaja · DMK 2,042 39.0% Third · BJP 45 0.9%
Turnout 55.0% Electors 9,745 Candidates 10 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
5. Oupalam 2,069 16.1% margin U. C. Arumugan · ADMK
U. C. Arumugan · ADMK 7,352 57.3% N. Nathamuthu · DMK 5,283 41.1% Third · PMK 73 0.6%
Turnout 65.2% Electors 20,090 Candidates 10 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
6. Orleampeth 3,084 21.1% margin K.Parasuraman · ADMK
K.Parasuraman · ADMK 8,697 59.4% N. Manimaran · DMK 5,613 38.4% Third · JNP 215 1.5%
Turnout 58.1% Electors 25,738 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
7. Nellithope 79 0.6% margin R. V. Janakiraman · DMK
R. V. Janakiraman · DMK 7,067 49.0% N. R. Shanmugam · ADMK 6,988 48.5% Third · BJP 190 1.3%
Turnout 59.1% Electors 24,848 Candidates 10 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
8. Modeliarpeth 3,935 21.7% margin V. Kothandaraman Alias Sabapathy · Independent
V. Kothandaraman Alias Sabapathy · Independent 8,230 45.5% M. Manjini · CPI 4,295 23.7% Third · INC 3,597 19.9%
Turnout 67.7% Electors 27,889 Candidates 8 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
9. Ariankuppam 1,170 7.2% margin P. Subburayan · DMK
P. Subburayan · DMK 5,794 35.6% S. Ramsing · PMK 4,624 28.4% Third · Independent 2,873 17.6%
Turnout 69.4% Electors 24,480 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
10. Embalom SC 1,584 14.3% margin K. Pakkiri Ammal · INC
K. Pakkiri Ammal · INC 4,171 37.6% R. Rajaraman · JD 2,587 23.3% Third · Independent 2,189 19.7%
Turnout 73.0% Electors 16,310 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
11. Nettapakkam 4,313 35.2% margin V. Vaithilingam · INC
V. Vaithilingam · INC 8,095 66.1% M · DMK 3,782 30.9% Third · BJP 119 1.0%
Turnout 70.7% Electors 17,629 Candidates 9 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
12. Kuruvinatham 2,751 21.0% margin T. Thiagarajan · INC
T. Thiagarajan · INC 6,765 51.7% N. Vengadasamy · DMK 4,014 30.7% Third · PMK 2,161 16.5%
Turnout 80.4% Electors 16,619 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
13. Bahour SC 1,923 14.7% margin P. Rajavelu · Independent
P. Rajavelu · Independent 6,377 48.6% M · Independent 4,454 34.0% Third · CPI 2,074 15.8%
Turnout 73.3% Electors 18,361 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
14. Thirubuvanai SC 2,514 18.8% margin D. Viswanathan · ADMK
D. Viswanathan · ADMK 7,453 55.7% M. Thangavelu · DMK 4,939 36.9% Third · PMK 829 6.2%
Turnout 69.3% Electors 19,860 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
15. Mannadipeth 897 6.0% margin N. Rajaram · INC
N. Rajaram · INC 7,771 52.3% D. Ramachandran · DMK 6,874 46.3% Third · BJP 146 1.0%
Turnout 77.9% Electors 19,473 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
16. Ossudu SC 3,131 27.1% margin N. Marimuthu · INC
N. Marimuthu · INC 7,293 63.0% S. Balaraman · JD 4,162 36.0% Third · JNP 77 0.7%
Turnout 73.3% Electors 16,480 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
17. Villenour 1,450 9.6% margin P. Anandabaskaran · INC
P. Anandabaskaran · INC 8,190 54.1% C. Jayakumar · JD 6,740 44.5% Third · JNP 65 0.4%
Turnout 75.0% Electors 20,762 Candidates 12 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
18. Ozhukarai 2,287 15.2% margin K. Natarajan · ADMK
K. Natarajan · ADMK 8,566 56.8% M · DMK 6,279 41.6% Third · Independent 87 0.6%
Turnout 71.2% Electors 21,742 Candidates 12 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
19. Thattanchavady 7,260 40.3% margin N. Rangasamy · INC
N. Rangasamy · INC 12,545 69.7% V. Pethaperumal · JD 5,285 29.4% Third · PMK 113 0.6%
Turnout 64.7% Electors 28,392 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
20. Reddiarpalayam 6,617 32.2% margin R. Viswanathan · CPI
R. Viswanathan · CPI 13,134 64.0% F · ADMK 6,517 31.8% Third · BJP 470 2.3%
Turnout 57.9% Electors 36,695 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
21. Lawspet 5,387 24.6% margin P. Kanann · INC
P. Kanann · INC 13,475 61.5% M · CPI(M) 8,088 36.9% Third · PMK 186 0.8%
Turnout 66.2% Electors 33,963 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
22. Cotchery 459 3.4% margin R. Nalamaharajan · Independent
R. Nalamaharajan · Independent 5,051 37.0% M. Vaithilingam · INC 4,592 33.6% Third · DMK 3,921 28.7%
Turnout 76.2% Electors 18,517 Candidates 4 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
23. Karaikal 2,420 21.1% margin A. M. H. Nazeem · DMK
A. M. H. Nazeem · DMK 6,809 59.3% M · ADMK 4,389 38.2% Third · BJP 157 1.4%
Turnout 57.4% Electors 20,588 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
24. Karaikal South 2,465 24.3% margin A. V. Subramanian · INC
A. V. Subramanian · INC 6,189 61.1% S. Savarirajan · DMK 3,724 36.8% Third · Independent 91 0.9%
Turnout 65.7% Electors 15,770 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
25. Neravy-Grand Aldee 239 1.9% margin V. M. C. V. Ganapathy · ADMK
V. M. C. V. Ganapathy · ADMK 6,384 49.7% V. M. C. Sivakoumar · DMK 6,145 47.8% Third · PMM 219 1.7%
Turnout 75.9% Electors 17,334 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
26. Tirunallar 1,407 13.2% margin A. Soundararengan · DMK
A. Soundararengan · DMK 4,401 41.4% M · Independent 2,994 28.1% Third · INC 2,357 22.1%
Turnout 72.1% Electors 15,222 Candidates 7 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
27. Neduncadu SC 1,131 10.5% margin M. Chandirakasu · INC
M. Chandirakasu · INC 5,955 55.3% S. A. Marimuthu · DMK 4,824 44.8%
Turnout 75.8% Electors 14,621 Candidates 2 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
28. Mahe 2,678 32.9% margin E. Valsaraj · INC
E. Valsaraj · INC 5,099 62.6% K. V. Raghavan · CPI(M) 2,421 29.7% Third · BJP 542 6.7%
Turnout 70.1% Electors 11,832 Candidates 5 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
29. Palloor 2,302 27.6% margin A. V. Sreedharan · INC
A. V. Sreedharan · INC 4,922 59.0% K. M. Raju Master · JD 2,620 31.4% Third · BJP 798 9.6%
Turnout 70.4% Electors 11,974 Candidates 3 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
30. Yanam 1,627 14.6% margin Velaga Rajeswara Rao · INC
Velaga Rajeswara Rao · INC 6,331 56.9% Raksha Hart Krishna · DMK 4,704 42.3% Third · Independent 51 0.5%
Turnout 83.4% Electors 13,467 Candidates 6 NOTA 0 (0.0%)
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