All statesPuducherry · 2016 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.
85 Out of every 100 voters here, 85 voted. In 2011: 86.
Deep dive into Puducherry↓ Seats one dot per seat · hover for the party
AINRC8 28.6% of votes
Others7 34.1% of votes
INC15 31.1% of votes
Hover a seat to see its party 16 for a majority
The numbers Turnout
84.97 %
−1.1 pts vs 2011
Electors
9.42 lakh
in 30 constituencies
Women MLAs
4
of 21 women candidates
Candidates
344
21 women · NOTA 1.7%
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 31% → 50%
AINRC 29% → 27%
ADMK 17% → 13%
DMK 9% → 7%
Independent 8% → 3%
BJP 2% → 0%
CPI 1% → 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. Mannadipet 419 1.5% margin T.P.R. Selvame · AINRC
T.P.R. Selvame · AINRC 7,679 28.2% A. Krishnan · DMK 7,260 26.6% Third · ADMK 5,676 20.8%
Turnout 89.8% Electors 30,709 Candidates 12 NOTA 316 (1.1%) Winner's age 44
2. Thirubhuvanai 1,432 5.4% margin B. Kobiga · AINRC
B. Kobiga · AINRC 12,143 45.6% P. Angalane · INC 10,711 40.2% Third · ADMK 1,618 6.1%
Turnout 89.2% Electors 30,424 Candidates 11 NOTA 496 (1.8%) Winner's age 34
3. Oussudu 2,330 9.0% margin E. Theeppainthan · INC
E. Theeppainthan · INC 8,675 33.5% Sai J Saravanan Kumar · BJP 6,345 24.5% Third · AINRC 5,687 22.0%
Turnout 90.7% Electors 28,973 Candidates 11 NOTA 388 (1.5%) Winner's age 51
4. Mangalam 5,563 18.0% margin S.V. Sugumaran · AINRC
S.V. Sugumaran · AINRC 13,955 45.1% S. Kumaravel · DMK 8,392 27.1% Third · ADMK 7,124 23.0%
Turnout 89.8% Electors 34,831 Candidates 14 NOTA 366 (1.2%) Winner's age 50
5. Villianur 8,281 26.6% margin A. Namassivayam · INC
A. Namassivayam · INC 18,009 57.9% Jayakumar · AINRC 9,728 31.3% Third · VCK 1,598 5.1%
Turnout 85.8% Electors 36,772 Candidates 13 NOTA 445 (1.4%) Winner's age 47
6. Ozhukarai 7,107 23.5% margin Mnr. Balan · INC
Mnr. Balan · INC 14,703 48.6% N.G. Pannirselvam · AINRC 7,596 25.1% Third · ADMK 3,958 13.1%
Turnout 82.5% Electors 37,366 Candidates 17 NOTA 579 (1.9%) Winner's age 51
7. Kadirgamam 3,802 14.6% margin N.S.J. Jayabal @ Ayyanar · AINRC
N.S.J. Jayabal @ Ayyanar · AINRC 11,690 44.8% S. Ramesh · Independent 7,888 30.2% Third · INC 2,601 10.0%
Turnout 81.7% Electors 33,083 Candidates 10 NOTA 897 (3.3%) Winner's age 52
8. Indira Nagar 3,404 11.8% margin N. Rangasamy · AINRC
N. Rangasamy · AINRC 15,463 53.5% V. Aroumougam A.K.D. · INC 12,059 41.8% Third · ADMK 612 2.1%
Turnout 85.0% Electors 34,534 Candidates 10 NOTA 470 (1.6%) Winner's age 67
9. Thattanchavady 7,458 32.8% margin Ashok Anand · AINRC
Ashok Anand · AINRC 12,754 56.1% K. Sethu @ Sethuselvam · CPI 5,296 23.3% Third · ADMK 1,649 7.3%
Turnout 77.5% Electors 30,551 Candidates 9 NOTA 922 (3.9%) Winner's age 42
10. Kamaraj Nagar 5,106 20.4% margin Ve. Vaithilingam · INC
Ve. Vaithilingam · INC 11,618 46.3% P. Ganesan · ADMK 6,512 26.0% Third · AINRC 3,642 14.5%
Turnout 77.4% Electors 33,299 Candidates 12 NOTA 694 (2.7%) Winner's age 65
11. Lawspet 6,449 25.4% margin V.P. Sivakolundhu · INC
V.P. Sivakolundhu · INC 12,144 47.9% M. Vaithianathan · Independent 5,695 22.5% Third · AINRC 4,066 16.0%
Turnout 83.7% Electors 30,928 Candidates 13 NOTA 538 (2.1%) Winner's age 65
12. Kalapet 634 2.3% margin M.O.H.F. Shahjahan · INC
M.O.H.F. Shahjahan · INC 9,839 35.6% P.M.L. Kalyanasundaram · Independent 9,205 33.3% Third · AINRC 3,841 13.9%
Turnout 87.6% Electors 32,009 Candidates 14 NOTA 377 (1.3%) Winner's age 52
13. Muthialpet 2,164 9.4% margin Vaiyapuri Manikandan · ADMK
Vaiyapuri Manikandan · ADMK 9,257 40.1% J. Pregash Kumar · AINRC 7,093 30.8% Third · DMK 5,268 22.8%
Turnout 81.8% Electors 28,862 Candidates 12 NOTA 549 (2.3%) Winner's age 35
14. Raj bhavan 2,225 11.4% margin K. Lakshminarayanan · INC
K. Lakshminarayanan · INC 9,445 48.4% P. Kannan · ADMK 7,220 37.0% Third · AINRC 1,517 7.8%
Turnout 77.8% Electors 25,713 Candidates 11 NOTA 487 (2.4%) Winner's age 56
15. Oupalam 908 3.9% margin A. Anbalagan · ADMK
A. Anbalagan · ADMK 9,411 40.7% Annibal Kennedy · DMK 8,503 36.7% Third · AINRC 4,725 20.4%
Turnout 87.5% Electors 26,895 Candidates 14 NOTA 398 (1.7%) Winner's age 58
16. Orleampeth 2,980 14.7% margin R. Siva · DMK
R. Siva · DMK 11,110 54.9% G. Nehru @ Kuppusamy · AINRC 8,130 40.1% Third · ADMK 425 2.1%
Turnout 85.0% Electors 24,284 Candidates 13 NOTA 395 (1.9%) Winner's age 49
17. Nellithope 12,141 46.0% margin A. Johnkumar · INC
A. Johnkumar · INC 18,506 70.2% Omsakthi Sekar · ADMK 6,365 24.1% Third · AINRC 598 2.3%
Turnout 85.3% Electors 31,366 Candidates 12 NOTA 394 (1.5%) Winner's age 51
18. Mudaliarpet 5,387 19.3% margin A. Baskar · ADMK
A. Baskar · ADMK 14,321 51.4% V. Balan · AINRC 8,934 32.0% Third · DMK 2,759 9.9%
Turnout 86.3% Electors 33,317 Candidates 11 NOTA 883 (3.1%) Winner's age 44
19. Ariankuppam 6,571 21.5% margin T. Djeamourthy · INC
T. Djeamourthy · INC 14,029 46.0% Dr. M.A.S.Subramanian · ADMK 7,458 24.4% Third · AINRC 7,248 23.8%
Turnout 86.4% Electors 35,854 Candidates 13 NOTA 478 (1.5%) Winner's age 57
20. Manavely 2,715 10.1% margin R.K.R. Anantharaman · INC
R.K.R. Anantharaman · INC 9,326 34.6% G. Suresh · AINRC 6,611 24.5% Third · Independent 5,831 21.6%
Turnout 87.6% Electors 31,279 Candidates 11 NOTA 442 (1.6%) Winner's age 43
21. Embalam 11,200 39.5% margin Candassamy, M. · INC
Candassamy, M. · INC 18,945 66.9% Lakshmikandhan, U. · AINRC 7,745 27.3% Third · ADMK 1,193 4.2%
Turnout 91.3% Electors 31,386 Candidates 9 NOTA 333 (1.2%) Winner's age 50
22. Nettapakkam 1,468 5.5% margin Vizeaveny, V. · INC
Vizeaveny, V. · INC 10,577 39.4% Rajavelu, P. · AINRC 9,109 33.9% Third · ADMK 4,917 18.3%
Turnout 88.5% Electors 30,665 Candidates 11 NOTA 307 (1.1%) Winner's age 45
23. Bahour 2,807 11.4% margin Danavelou, N. · INC
Danavelou, N. · INC 11,278 46.0% Thiagarajan, T. · AINRC 8,471 34.6% Third · ADMK 3,732 15.2%
Turnout 88.3% Electors 27,950 Candidates 9 NOTA 168 (0.7%) Winner's age 50
24. Nedungadu 1,094 4.4% margin Chandirapriyanga · AINRC
Chandirapriyanga · AINRC 8,789 35.1% A. Marimottou · INC 7,695 30.7% Third · ADMK 2,957 11.8%
Turnout 83.2% Electors 30,653 Candidates 10 NOTA 444 (1.7%) Winner's age 26
25. Thirunallar 2,875 11.3% margin R. Kamalakkannan · INC
R. Kamalakkannan · INC 13,138 51.8% P. R. Siva @ Sivasakthi · AINRC 10,263 40.4% Third · PMK 1,261 5.0%
Turnout 84.9% Electors 30,169 Candidates 11 NOTA 233 (0.9%) Winner's age 58
26. Karaikal North 3,298 12.6% margin P.R.N. Thirumurugan · AINRC
P.R.N. Thirumurugan · AINRC 13,139 50.2% M.V.Omalingam · ADMK 9,841 37.6% Third · INC 2,129 8.1%
Turnout 81.4% Electors 32,666 Candidates 8 NOTA 408 (1.5%) Winner's age 44
27. Karaikal South 20 0.1% margin K.A.U. Asana · ADMK
K.A.U. Asana · ADMK 11,104 47.4% A.M.H. Nazeem · DMK 11,084 47.3% Third · AINRC 393 1.7%
Turnout 76.1% Electors 31,286 Candidates 10 NOTA 349 (1.5%) Winner's age 61
28. Neravy T.R. Pattinam 6,936 28.1% margin A.Geetha · DMK
A.Geetha · DMK 14,993 60.8% Vmc. Sivakumar · ADMK 8,057 32.6% Third · AINRC 373 1.5%
Turnout 84.8% Electors 29,373 Candidates 12 NOTA 231 (0.9%) Winner's age 43
29. Mahe 2,139 9.2% margin Dr. V.Ramachandran · Independent
Dr. V.Ramachandran · Independent 10,797 46.2% E. Valsaraj · INC 8,658 37.0% Third · AINRC 1,653 7.1%
Turnout 77.8% Electors 30,181 Candidates 10 NOTA 109 (0.5%) Winner's age 69
30. Yanam 8,754 25.9% margin Malladi Krishna Rao · INC
Malladi Krishna Rao · INC 20,801 61.6% Tirikoty Bairava Swamy · AINRC 12,047 35.7% Third · ADMK 343 1.0%
Turnout 92.7% Electors 36,557 Candidates 11 NOTA 144 (0.4%) Winner's age 51
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