EMBALOM
Assembly seat no. 10 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1964.
Winner, 2001
N. GANGADARAN
INC
Elections held
11
1964–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2001
636
4.35% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKS. PALANIVELU
- Votes
- 3,087
- Vote share
- 21.10%
- Behind by
- 636
Electors
19,544
Total votes polled
14,633
Valid votes
14,633
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.9%
Full result, 2001
11 candidates · 14,633 valid votes
N. GANGADARANINCwon
3,723
25.4%
S. PALANIVELUDMK
3,087
21.1%
L. PERIYASAMYIND
2,780
19.0%
R. RAJARAMANIND
1,852
12.7%
M. NAGAMANYADMK
1,301
8.9%
P. MUTHUKRISHNANMDMK
630
4.3%
D. JANAKIRAMANIND
621
4.2%
K. SIVALOGANATHANEPB
282
1.9%
S. PARKUNANLJNSP
142
1.0%
R. SELVAKUMARCPI(ML)(L)
135
0.9%
S. CANDAVELOUIND
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
