MAHE
Assembly seat no. 29 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1964.
Winner, 2016
DR. V.RAMACHANDRAN
IND
Elections held
15
1964–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2016
2,139
9.11% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INCE. VALSARAJ
- Votes
- 8,658
- Vote share
- 36.88%
- Behind by
- 2,139
Electors
30,181
Total votes polled
23,479
Valid votes
23,479
NOTA votes
109
0.46% of votes polled
Turnout
77.8%
Full result, 2016
10 candidates · 23,479 valid votes
DR. V.RAMACHANDRANINDwon
10,797
46.0%
E. VALSARAJINC
8,658
36.9%
DEVARAJAN.P.T.BJP
1,653
7.0%
ABDUL RAHMAN.V.PAINRC
1,653
7.0%
C.K. UMMER MASTERSDPI
206
0.9%
K.E. SULOCHANAIND
182
0.8%
BHASKARAN.C.K.ADMK
97
0.4%
JANAKY TEACHERIND
51
0.2%
SHAJ KUMAR.V.VPMK
49
0.2%
THAYALAKATH KADARKUTTYIND
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
