BAHOUR
Assembly seat no. 23 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1964.
Winner, 2001
P. RAJAVELU
PMC
Elections held
15
1964–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 15
Margin, 2001
2,633
16.73% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
TMCMM. KANDASAMY
- Votes
- 5,063
- Vote share
- 32.18%
- Behind by
- 2,633
Electors
19,865
Total votes polled
15,735
Valid votes
15,735
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.2%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 15,735 valid votes
P. RAJAVELUPMCwon
7,696
48.9%
M. KANDASAMYTMCM
5,063
32.2%
K. DEIVANAYAGAMPMK
2,490
15.8%
M. RAJAVELUIND
381
2.4%
BALA PALANILJNSP
69
0.4%
S. GNANAMOORTHYRPI
36
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | R. Senthil Kumar | DMK | 10,520 | 38.32% | T. Thiagarajan | 2,397 |
| 2021 | R SENTHILKUMAR | DMK | 11,789 | 44.56% | N DHANAVELOU | 211 |
| 2016 | DANAVELOU, N. | INC | 11,278 | 45.70% | THIAGARAJAN, T. | 2,807 |
| 2011 | T. THIAGARAJAN | AINRC | 12,284 | 53.42% | R. RADHAKRISHNAN | 2,055 |
| 2006 | M. KANDASAMY | INC | 11,164 | 60.11% | P. RAJAVELU | 4,276 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BAHOUR assembly constituency in 2026?
R. Senthil Kumar (DMK) won BAHOUR in 2026, by a margin of 2,397 votes.
Which party has won BAHOUR the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 15 wins recorded since 1964.
How many times has BAHOUR gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1964 to 2026.
Who has won BAHOUR the most times?
P. RAJAVELU, with 3 wins between 1990 and 2001.
