1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|
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Registered | 633,635 |
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Turnout | 75.33% |
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Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in April 1996, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.[1][2] The Indian National Congress won the most seats, but the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the popular vote, and R. V. Janakiraman was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.[3][4]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Indian National Congress | 116,618 | 25.34 | 9 | 6 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 105,392 | 22.90 | 7 | 3 |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 57,678 | 12.53 | 3 | 3 |
| Tamil Maanila Congress | 42,485 | 9.23 | 5 | New |
| Communist Party of India | 29,964 | 6.51 | 2 | 1 |
| Janata Dal | 20,360 | 4.42 | 1 | 0 |
| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 11,544 | 2.51 | 1 | New |
| Others | 29,126 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 47,126 | 10.24 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 460,293 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 460,293 | 96.43 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 17,036 | 3.57 | |
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Total votes | 477,329 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 633,635 | 75.33 | |
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Source: ECI[5] |
- Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin |
#k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
1 | Muthialpet | 69.96% | S. Anandavelu | | AIADMK | 11,009 | 56.26% | G. Palani Raja | | DMK | 8,098 | 41.39% | 2,911 |
2 | Cassicade | 66.08% | P. Kannan | | Independent | 6,501 | 63.21% | S. Narayanasamy | | INC | 3,195 | 31.06% | 3,306 |
3 | Raj Bhavan | 65.39% | S. P. Sivakumar | | DMK | 2,697 | 58.54% | A. Gandhirasu | | INC | 1,159 | 25.16% | 1,538 |
4 | Bussy | 60.37% | C. M. Achraff | | INC | 2,208 | 46.26% | A. Abdul Rachide | | CPI | 1,378 | 28.87% | 830 |
5 | Oupalam | 72.39% | S. Rathinam @ Manohar | | TMC(M) | 6,866 | 50.79% | U. C. Arumugam | | AIADMK | 5,866 | 43.39% | 1,000 |
6 | Orleampeth | 68.14% | R. Siva | | DMK | 8,105 | 49.16% | K. Parasuraman | | AIADMK | 5,107 | 30.97% | 2,998 |
7 | Nellithope | 69.88% | R. V. Janakiraman | | DMK | 8,803 | 52.31% | D. Ramachandiren | | AIADMK | 7,354 | 43.70% | 1,449 |
8 | Mudaliarpet | 71.54% | M. Manjini | | CPI | 11,380 | 49.69% | V. Sababady Kothandraman | | INC | 8,278 | 36.15% | 3,102 |
9 | Ariankuppam | 79.25% | S. Ramsingh | | PMK | 7,382 | 37.86% | T. Jayamoorthy | | DMK | 6,329 | 32.46% | 1,053 |
10 | Embalam | 78.31% | R. Rajaraman | | JD | 8,311 | 62.73% | K. Pakkiriammal | | INC | 3,454 | 26.07% | 4,857 |
11 | Nettapakkam | 83.58% | V. Vaithilingam | | INC | 7,563 | 54.86% | V. Muthunarayana Reddiar | | Independent | 5,036 | 36.53% | 2,527 |
12 | Kuruvinatham | 87.32% | T. Thiagarajan | | INC | 7,209 | 48.85% | R. Ramanathan | | MDMK | 7,022 | 47.58% | 187 |
13 | Bahour | 83.48% | M. Kandasamy | | TMC(M) | 7,921 | 51.95% | P. Rajavelu | | INC | 7,221 | 47.36% | 700 |
14 | Thirubuvanai | 79.23% | S. Arasi | | AIADMK | 5,707 | 37.08% | K. Jayaraj | | DMK | 5,586 | 36.29% | 121 |
15 | Mannadipet | 82.77% | K. Rajasegaran | | TMC(M) | 8,113 | 51.63% | N. Rajaram | | INC | 6,866 | 43.69% | 1,247 |
16 | Ossudu | 80.14% | V. Nagarathinam | | TMC(M) | 7,380 | 53.78% | N. Marimuthu | | INC | 5,232 | 38.13% | 2,148 |
17 | Villianur | 83.35% | C. Jayakumar | | TMC(M) | 12,205 | 64.56% | P. Anandabaskaran | | INC | 6,509 | 34.43% | 5,696 |
18 | Ozhukarai | 75.71% | K. Natarajan | | AIADMK | 7,794 | 41.10% | R. R. Somasundaram | | DMK | 6,252 | 32.97% | 1,542 |
19 | Thattanchavady | 72.14% | N. Rangaswamy | | INC | 9,989 | 42.95% | V. Pethaperumal | | JD | 7,699 | 33.11% | 2,290 |
20 | Reddiarpalayam | 62.82% | R. Viswanathan | | CPI | 17,206 | 65.58% | Na. Manimaran | | AIADMK | 5,966 | 22.74% | 11,240 |
21 | Lawspet | 71.79% | N. Kesavan | | DMK | 16,442 | 54.40% | M. O. H. F. Shahjahan | | INC | 10,211 | 33.78% | 6,231 |
22 | Cotchery | 78.37% | R. Nalamagarajan | | INC | 7,630 | 47.53% | G. Panjavarnam | | Independent | 5,968 | 37.17% | 1,662 |
23 | Karaikal North | 67.73% | A. M. H. Nazeem | | DMK | 9,474 | 71.01% | H. M. Abdul Kader | | AIADMK | 2,946 | 22.08% | 6,528 |
24 | Karaikal South | 75.45% | A. V. Subramanian | | INC | 6,676 | 57.48% | S. Savarirajan | | DMK | 4,717 | 40.61% | 1,959 |
25 | Neravy T R Pattinam | 78.01% | V. M. C. Sivakumar | | DMK | 7,595 | 53.44% | S. T. P. Diravidamani | | Independent | 4,385 | 30.85% | 3,210 |
26 | Thirunallar | 78.92% | R. Kamalakannan | | INC | 6,063 | 48.53% | A. Soundarengan | | DMK | 4,938 | 39.53% | 1,125 |
27 | Nedungadu | 83.17% | A. Marimuthu | | DMK | 6,899 | 54.93% | M. Chandirakasu | | INC | 5,116 | 40.74% | 1,783 |
28 | Mahe | 76.06% | E. Valsaraj | | INC | 4,184 | 45.58% | Manoli Muhammad | | Independent | 3,915 | 42.65% | 269 |
29 | Palloor | 74.44% | A. V. Sreedharan | | INC | 4,253 | 45.40% | Panangatil Khader | | JD | 2,929 | 31.27% | 1,324 |
30 | Yanam | 86.68% | Malladi Krishna Rao | | Independent | 8,445 | 62.31% | Velaga Rajeshwara Rao | | INC | 3,602 | 26.58% | 4,843 |