MANNADIPET
Assembly seat no. 1 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1964.
Winner, 2026
A. Namassivayam
BJP
Elections held
5
1964–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 5
Margin, 2026
6,110
20.71% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
INCT.p.r. Selvame
- Votes
- 9,808
- Vote share
- 33.25%
- Behind by
- 6,110
Electors
31,133
Total votes polled
29,502
Valid votes
29,502
NOTA votes
164
0.56% of votes polled
Turnout
94.8%
Full result, 2026
11 candidates · 29,502 valid votes
A. NamassivayamBJPwon
15,918
54.0%
T.p.r. SelvameINC
9,808
33.2%
K. BharathithasanTVK
3,032
10.3%
B. VenkatesanNTK
260
0.9%
J. YuvarajIND
147
0.5%
G. AchudhanPMK
57
0.2%
K. BalamuruganIND
49
0.2%
R. Elumalai, AdvocateRTSMJD
27
0.1%
R. SundarrajIND
21
0.1%
K. DatchanamourthyIND
13
0.0%
S. PanduranganIND
6
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A. Namassivayam | BJP | 15,918 | 53.96% | T.p.r. Selvame | 6,110 |
| 2021 | A. NAMASSIVAYAM | BJP | 14,939 | 51.82% | A. KRISHNAN @ A.K. KUMAR | 2,750 |
| 2016 | T.P.R. SELVAME | AINRC | 7,679 | 28.68% | A. KRISHNAN | 419 |
| 2011 | T.P.R. SELVAM | AINRC | 12,412 | 49.56% | K.P.K. ARUL MURUGAN | 4,716 |
| 1964 | MANICKAVASAGA REDDIAR | CONG | 3,369 | 51.40% | VENUGOPAL, M., | 2,022 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above