BAHOUR
Assembly seat no. 23 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1964.
Winner, 2021
R SENTHILKUMAR
DMK
Elections held
15
1964–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 15
Margin, 2021
211
0.80% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
AINRCN DHANAVELOU
- Votes
- 11,578
- Vote share
- 43.76%
- Behind by
- 211
Electors
30,097
Total votes polled
26,456
Valid votes
26,456
NOTA votes
294
1.11% of votes polled
Turnout
87.9%
Full result, 2021
13 candidates · 26,456 valid votes
R SENTHILKUMARDMKwon
11,789
44.6%
N DHANAVELOUAINRC
11,578
43.8%
P VELMURUGANAMMK
1,408
5.3%
V RUTHIRAMOORTHYIND
470
1.8%
S GNANAPRAGASHNTK
449
1.7%
C DINESHMNM
126
0.5%
P VELUDMDK
83
0.3%
N PONNAMMALIND
74
0.3%
RAMALINGAM VIND
64
0.2%
T PALANISAMYIND
61
0.2%
A MURUGANIND
26
0.1%
S BASKARANPUDUCHERRYDEVELOPMENTPARTY
20
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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.
