EMBALAM
Assembly seat no. 21 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2026
E. Mohandoss
AINRC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AINRC
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2026
4,061
12.88% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
INCM. Candassamy
- Votes
- 11,956
- Vote share
- 37.91%
- Behind by
- 4,061
Electors
33,087
Total votes polled
31,542
Valid votes
31,542
NOTA votes
187
0.59% of votes polled
Turnout
95.3%
Full result, 2026
8 candidates · 31,542 valid votes
E. MohandossAINRCwon
16,017
50.8%
M. CandassamyINC
11,956
37.9%
V. TamilselvanTVK
2,708
8.6%
S. Manoj ChandarNTK
303
1.0%
G. RaguIND
232
0.7%
Pragash. KTMTHK
96
0.3%
M. RamatchandiraneIND
23
0.1%
K. RamadassRTSMJD
20
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | E. Mohandoss | AINRC | 16,017 | 50.78% | M. Candassamy | 4,061 |
| 2021 | U LAKSHMIKANDHAN | AINRC | 15,624 | 50.85% | M CANDASSAMY | 2,240 |
| 2016 | LAKSHMIKANDHAN, U. | AINRC | 7,745 | 79.66% | GOVINDHARASU, K. | 6,552 |
| 2011 | P. RAJAVELU | AINRC | 12,933 | 96.31% | N. ETHIRAJAN | 12,582 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- AINRC4 wins