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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
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Turnout
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Winner
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Runner Up
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Margin
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#k
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Names
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%
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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%
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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%
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1 |
Muthialpet |
69.96% |
S. Anandavelu |
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AIADMK |
11,009 |
56.26% |
G. Palani Raja |
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DMK |
8,098 |
41.39% |
2,911
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2 |
Cassicade |
66.08% |
P. Kannan |
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Independent |
6,501 |
63.21% |
S. Narayanasamy |
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INC |
3,195 |
31.06% |
3,306
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3 |
Raj Bhavan |
65.39% |
S. P. Sivakumar |
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DMK |
2,697 |
58.54% |
A. Gandhirasu |
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INC |
1,159 |
25.16% |
1,538
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4 |
Bussy |
60.37% |
C. M. Achraff |
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INC |
2,208 |
46.26% |
A. Abdul Rachide |
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CPI |
1,378 |
28.87% |
830
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5 |
Oupalam |
72.39% |
S. Rathinam @ Manohar |
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TMC(M) |
6,866 |
50.79% |
U. C. Arumugam |
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AIADMK |
5,866 |
43.39% |
1,000
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6 |
Orleampeth |
68.14% |
R. Siva |
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DMK |
8,105 |
49.16% |
K. Parasuraman |
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AIADMK |
5,107 |
30.97% |
2,998
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7 |
Nellithope |
69.88% |
R. V. Janakiraman |
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DMK |
8,803 |
52.31% |
D. Ramachandiren |
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AIADMK |
7,354 |
43.70% |
1,449
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8 |
Mudaliarpet |
71.54% |
M. Manjini |
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CPI |
11,380 |
49.69% |
V. Sababady Kothandraman |
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INC |
8,278 |
36.15% |
3,102
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9 |
Ariankuppam |
79.25% |
S. Ramsingh |
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PMK |
7,382 |
37.86% |
T. Jayamoorthy |
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DMK |
6,329 |
32.46% |
1,053
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10 |
Embalam |
78.31% |
R. Rajaraman |
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JD |
8,311 |
62.73% |
K. Pakkiriammal |
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INC |
3,454 |
26.07% |
4,857
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11 |
Nettapakkam |
83.58% |
V. Vaithilingam |
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INC |
7,563 |
54.86% |
V. Muthunarayana Reddiar |
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Independent |
5,036 |
36.53% |
2,527
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12 |
Kuruvinatham |
87.32% |
T. Thiagarajan |
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INC |
7,209 |
48.85% |
R. Ramanathan |
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MDMK |
7,022 |
47.58% |
187
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13 |
Bahour |
83.48% |
M. Kandasamy |
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TMC(M) |
7,921 |
51.95% |
P. Rajavelu |
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INC |
7,221 |
47.36% |
700
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14 |
Thirubuvanai |
79.23% |
S. Arasi |
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AIADMK |
5,707 |
37.08% |
K. Jayaraj |
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DMK |
5,586 |
36.29% |
121
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15 |
Mannadipet |
82.77% |
K. Rajasegaran |
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TMC(M) |
8,113 |
51.63% |
N. Rajaram |
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INC |
6,866 |
43.69% |
1,247
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16 |
Ossudu |
80.14% |
V. Nagarathinam |
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TMC(M) |
7,380 |
53.78% |
N. Marimuthu |
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INC |
5,232 |
38.13% |
2,148
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17 |
Villianur |
83.35% |
C. Jayakumar |
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TMC(M) |
12,205 |
64.56% |
P. Anandabaskaran |
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INC |
6,509 |
34.43% |
5,696
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18 |
Ozhukarai |
75.71% |
K. Natarajan |
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AIADMK |
7,794 |
41.10% |
R. R. Somasundaram |
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DMK |
6,252 |
32.97% |
1,542
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19 |
Thattanchavady |
72.14% |
N. Rangaswamy |
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INC |
9,989 |
42.95% |
V. Pethaperumal |
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JD |
7,699 |
33.11% |
2,290
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20 |
Reddiarpalayam |
62.82% |
R. Viswanathan |
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CPI |
17,206 |
65.58% |
Na. Manimaran |
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AIADMK |
5,966 |
22.74% |
11,240
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21 |
Lawspet |
71.79% |
N. Kesavan |
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DMK |
16,442 |
54.40% |
M. O. H. F. Shahjahan |
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INC |
10,211 |
33.78% |
6,231
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22 |
Cotchery |
78.37% |
R. Nalamagarajan |
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INC |
7,630 |
47.53% |
G. Panjavarnam |
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Independent |
5,968 |
37.17% |
1,662
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23 |
Karaikal North |
67.73% |
A. M. H. Nazeem |
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DMK |
9,474 |
71.01% |
H. M. Abdul Kader |
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AIADMK |
2,946 |
22.08% |
6,528
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24 |
Karaikal South |
75.45% |
A. V. Subramanian |
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INC |
6,676 |
57.48% |
S. Savarirajan |
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DMK |
4,717 |
40.61% |
1,959
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25 |
Neravy T R Pattinam |
78.01% |
V. M. C. Sivakumar |
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DMK |
7,595 |
53.44% |
S. T. P. Diravidamani |
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Independent |
4,385 |
30.85% |
3,210
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26 |
Thirunallar |
78.92% |
R. Kamalakannan |
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INC |
6,063 |
48.53% |
A. Soundarengan |
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DMK |
4,938 |
39.53% |
1,125
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27 |
Nedungadu |
83.17% |
A. Marimuthu |
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DMK |
6,899 |
54.93% |
M. Chandirakasu |
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INC |
5,116 |
40.74% |
1,783
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28 |
Mahe |
76.06% |
E. Valsaraj |
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INC |
4,184 |
45.58% |
Manoli Muhammad |
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Independent |
3,915 |
42.65% |
269
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29 |
Palloor |
74.44% |
A. V. Sreedharan |
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INC |
4,253 |
45.40% |
Panangatil Khader |
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JD |
2,929 |
31.27% |
1,324
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30 |
Yanam |
86.68% |
Malladi Krishna Rao |
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Independent |
8,445 |
62.31% |
Velaga Rajeshwara Rao |
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INC |
3,602 |
26.58% |
4,843
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