EMBALAM
Assembly seat no. 21 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2016
LAKSHMIKANDHAN, U.
AINRC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
AINRC
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2016
6,552
67.39% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKGOVINDHARASU, K.
- Votes
- 1,193
- Vote share
- 12.27%
- Behind by
- 6,552
Electors
31,386
Total votes polled
9,723
Valid votes
9,723
NOTA votes
333
3.42% of votes polled
Turnout
31.0%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 9,723 valid votes
LAKSHMIKANDHAN, U.AINRCwon
7,745
79.7%
GOVINDHARASU, K.ADMK
1,193
12.3%
STEEBAN, S.DMDK
135
1.4%
RAMADASS, M.BJP
107
1.1%
ELLAMMAL, R.CPI(ML)(L)
82
0.8%
SANDYLIAN, S.NTK
76
0.8%
RAMADOSS, K.JD(U)
43
0.4%
JAYACHANDIRAN, A.IJK
9
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