EMBALOM
Assembly seat no. 10 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1964.
Winner, 1996
R. RAJARAMAN
JD
Elections held
11
1964–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1996
4,857
36.66% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCK. PAKKIRIAMMAL
- Votes
- 3,454
- Vote share
- 26.07%
- Behind by
- 4,857
Electors
17,964
Total votes polled
13,248
Valid votes
13,248
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.8%
Full result, 1996
11 candidates · 13,248 valid votes
R. RAJARAMANJDwon
8,311
62.7%
K. PAKKIRIAMMALINC
3,454
26.1%
P. MUTHUKRISHNANDMK
1,043
7.9%
S. PARGUNANJP
140
1.1%
A. THIAGARAJANIND
104
0.8%
P. KATHIRAVANIND
90
0.7%
M. MALLIGAIND
32
0.2%
D. JANAKIRAMANAIICT
32
0.2%
G. KOGILAIND
20
0.1%
R. KUMARASELVANIND
16
0.1%
S. BALARAMANIND
6
0.1%
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
