EMBALOM
Assembly seat no. 10 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1964.
Winner, 1990
K. DEIVANAYAGAM
JD
Elections held
11
1964–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1990
1,106
8.75% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
INDK. SIVALOGANATHAN
- Votes
- 3,563
- Vote share
- 28.20%
- Behind by
- 1,106
Electors
16,223
Total votes polled
12,634
Valid votes
12,634
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.9%
Full result, 1990
7 candidates · 12,634 valid votes
K. DEIVANAYAGAMJDwon
4,669
37.0%
K. SIVALOGANATHANIND
3,563
28.2%
K. ANBALAGANADK
3,265
25.8%
M. P. DATCHANAMURTHYPMK
797
6.3%
T. KATHAVARAYANJNPJP
168
1.3%
S. ARIMUTHULKDB
92
0.7%
C. SAMINATHANIND
80
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | R. RAJARAMAN | DMK | 7,208 | 40.57% | L. PERIYASAMY | 525 |
| 2001 | N. GANGADARAN | INC | 3,723 | 25.44% | S. PALANIVELU | 636 |
| 1996 | R. RAJARAMAN | JD | 8,311 | 62.73% | K. PAKKIRIAMMAL | 4,857 |
| 1991 | K. PAKKIRI AMMAL | INC | 4,171 | 37.57% | R. RAJARAMAN | 1,584 |
| 1990 | K. DEIVANAYAGAM | JD | 4,669 | 36.96% | K. SIVALOGANATHAN | 1,106 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
