COTCHERY
Assembly seat no. 22 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1969.
Winner, 1996
R. NALAMAGARAJAN
INC
Elections held
10
1969–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1996
1,662
10.35% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INDG. PANJAVARNAM
- Votes
- 5,968
- Vote share
- 37.17%
- Behind by
- 1,662
Electors
20,957
Total votes polled
16,054
Valid votes
16,054
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.6%
Full result, 1996
6 candidates · 16,054 valid votes
R. NALAMAGARAJANINCwon
7,630
47.5%
G. PANJAVARNAMIND
5,968
37.2%
S. SHANMUGAMDMK
2,319
14.4%
SARADAME @ RAJESWARYIND
57
0.4%
P. MUTHUKRISHNANPMK
50
0.3%
POOVAM K. ELANGOVANBSP
30
0.2%
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
