LAWSPET
Assembly seat no. 11 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2026
V.p. Sivakolundhu
AINRC
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 13
Margin, 2026
1,417
5.29% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
INCM. Vaithianathan
- Votes
- 9,161
- Vote share
- 34.23%
- Behind by
- 1,417
Electors
29,987
Total votes polled
26,766
Valid votes
26,766
NOTA votes
228
0.85% of votes polled
Turnout
89.3%
Full result, 2026
11 candidates · 26,766 valid votes
V.p. SivakolundhuAINRCwon
10,578
39.5%
M. VaithianathanINC
9,161
34.2%
V. SaminathanTVK
5,647
21.1%
S. JayachitraNTK
433
1.6%
R. RajangamCPM
301
1.1%
GopalakrishnanIND
178
0.7%
ChandrasegaranIND
88
0.3%
P. ElumalaiPMK
52
0.2%
L. NarassimmanAJPK
38
0.1%
Rajasekaran .hIND
37
0.1%
K. MuruganIND
25
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | V.p. Sivakolundhu | AINRC | 10,578 | 39.52% | M. Vaithianathan | 1,417 |
| 2021 | M. VAITHIANATHAN | INC | 14,592 | 55.60% | V. SAMINATHAN | 5,701 |
| 2016 | V.P. SIVAKOLUNDHU | INC | 12,144 | 46.92% | M. VAITHIANATHAN | 6,449 |
| 2011 | M. VAITHIANATHAN | AINRC | 10,189 | 51.79% | V.P. SIVAKOLUNTHU | 5,432 |
| 2006 | M.O.H.F. SHAHJAHAN | INC | 17,944 | 43.06% | G. ANANDHAMURUGESAN | 6,958 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above