COTCHERY
Assembly seat no. 22 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1969.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ADMKOMALINGAM.V | INCP.R.N.THIRUMURUGAN | 1,022 | 5.08% | 9 | 87.3% |
| 2001 | INCR. NALAMAGARAJAN | PMKM. RAMADASS | 1,676 | 10.33% | 7 | 71.0% |
| 1996 | INCR. NALAMAGARAJAN | INDG. PANJAVARNAM | 1,662 | 10.35% | 6 | 76.6% |
| 1991 | INDR. NALAMAHARAJAN | INCM. VAITHILINGAM | 459 | 3.36% | 4 | 73.7% |
| 1990 | INCM. VAITHILINGAM | INDG. PANJAVARNAM | 140 | 0.97% | 7 | 79.2% |
| 1985 | INCN. VENGADASALAM | DMKG. PANJAVARNAM | 1,333 | 12.91% | 3 | 81.1% |
| 1980 | DMKG. PANJAVARNAM | INDT. SUBBAIYA | 1,629 | 19.68% | 4 | 79.5% |
| 1977 | ADKT. SUBBIAH | INDG. PANJAVARNAM | 1,367 | 17.01% | 5 | 78.6% |
| 1974 | ADKT. SUBBAIYA | NCOS. M. JAMBULINGAM | 1,214 | 15.27% | 3 | 87.7% |
| 19691966 boundaries | INCM. BALAYA | DMKT. JAYARAMAN | 551 | 8.43% | 4 | 82.0% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the COTCHERY assembly constituency in 2006?
OMALINGAM.V (ADMK) won COTCHERY in 2006, by a margin of 1,022 votes.
Which party has won COTCHERY the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 10 wins recorded since 1969.
How many times has COTCHERY gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1969 to 2006.
Who has won COTCHERY the most times?
R. NALAMAGARAJAN, with 2 wins between 1996 and 2001.







