MANNADIPET
Assembly seat no. 1 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1964.
Winner, 2016
T.P.R. SELVAME
AINRC
Elections held
5
1964–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 5
Margin, 2016
419
1.56% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
DMKA. KRISHNAN
- Votes
- 7,260
- Vote share
- 27.11%
- Behind by
- 419
Electors
30,709
Total votes polled
26,776
Valid votes
26,776
NOTA votes
316
1.18% of votes polled
Turnout
87.2%
Full result, 2016
11 candidates · 26,776 valid votes
T.P.R. SELVAMEAINRCwon
7,679
28.7%
A. KRISHNANDMK
7,260
27.1%
MAHADEVIADMK
5,676
21.2%
K.P.K. ARUL MURUGAN NAARAYANASSAAMYIND
4,913
18.4%
VENKATESANPMK
260
1.0%
M. KARTHIKEYANDMDK
220
0.8%
SADHASIVAM @ SARAVANANBJP
211
0.8%
PURUSHOTHAMANBSP
85
0.3%
V. MURUGANANDHAMIND
56
0.2%
P. MUTHUKUMARANIJK
53
0.2%
BOOMILINGAMAGIMK
47
0.2%
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