MAHE
Assembly seat no. 29 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1964.
Winner, 2026
Adv. T. Ashok Kumar
IND
Elections held
15
1964–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2026
1,115
4.68% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
INCRamesh Parambath
- Votes
- 7,260
- Vote share
- 30.50%
- Behind by
- 1,115
Electors
30,256
Total votes polled
23,801
Valid votes
23,801
NOTA votes
143
0.60% of votes polled
Turnout
78.7%
Full result, 2026
8 candidates · 23,801 valid votes
Adv. T. Ashok KumarINDwon
8,375
35.2%
Ramesh ParambathINC
7,260
30.5%
A. DinesanBJP
6,969
29.3%
Mohamed SameelIUML
800
3.4%
Prijesh. MTVK
122
0.5%
Ashokan. MIND
63
0.3%
Saraswathi. P. P.IND
45
0.2%
RameshIND
24
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Adv. T. Ashok Kumar | IND | 8,375 | 35.19% | Ramesh Parambath | 1,115 |
| 2021 | RAMESH PARAMBATH | INC | 9,744 | 41.63% | N. HARIDASAN MASTER | 300 |
| 2016 | DR. V.RAMACHANDRAN | IND | 10,797 | 45.99% | E. VALSARAJ | 2,139 |
| 2011 | E.VALSARAJ | INC | 13,297 | 60.51% | T.K.GANGADHARAN | 6,104 |
| 2006 | E. VALSARAJ | INC | 5,647 | 55.76% | ADV. T. ASHOK KUMAR | 1,947 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above