COTCHERY
Assembly seat no. 22 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1969.
Winner, 2006
OMALINGAM.V
ADMK
Elections held
10
1969–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 2006
1,022
5.08% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCP.R.N.THIRUMURUGAN
- Votes
- 9,094
- Vote share
- 45.17%
- Behind by
- 1,022
Electors
23,065
Total votes polled
20,133
Valid votes
20,133
NOTA votes
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Turnout
87.3%
Full result, 2006
9 candidates · 20,133 valid votes
OMALINGAM.VADMKwon
10,116
50.3%
P.R.N.THIRUMURUGANINC
9,094
45.2%
ELANGOVAN.SBJP
409
2.0%
PALANIVELU.SIND
105
0.5%
SURESH. D.N.IND
99
0.5%
SENTHIL VELAN.KDMDK
90
0.5%
KALIAPERUMAL.SIND
86
0.4%
R.JEEVANANDHAMBSP
80
0.4%
JAYABAL.ECPI(ML)(L)
54
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | OMALINGAM.V | ADMK | 10,116 | 50.25% | P.R.N.THIRUMURUGAN | 1,022 |
| 2001 | R. NALAMAGARAJAN | INC | 7,058 | 43.50% | M. RAMADASS | 1,676 |
| 1996 | R. NALAMAGARAJAN | INC | 7,630 | 47.53% | G. PANJAVARNAM | 1,662 |
| 1991 | R. NALAMAHARAJAN | IND | 5,051 | 37.01% | M. VAITHILINGAM | 459 |
| 1990 | M. VAITHILINGAM | INC | 5,189 | 35.99% | G. PANJAVARNAM | 140 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
