MUTHIALPET
Assembly seat no. 13 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1964.
Winner, 2016
VAIYAPURI MANIKANDAN
ADMK
Elections held
14
1964–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 14
Margin, 2016
2,164
9.17% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AINRCJ. PREGASH KUMAR
- Votes
- 7,093
- Vote share
- 30.04%
- Behind by
- 2,164
Electors
28,862
Total votes polled
23,609
Valid votes
23,609
NOTA votes
549
2.33% of votes polled
Turnout
81.8%
Full result, 2016
12 candidates · 23,609 valid votes
VAIYAPURI MANIKANDANADMKwon
9,257
39.2%
J. PREGASH KUMARAINRC
7,093
30.0%
S.P. SIVAKUMARDMK
5,268
22.3%
T. SIVAKUMARBJP
496
2.1%
K. MURUGANCPI
339
1.4%
I. MEERA MYDHEENNTK
228
1.0%
G. GANAPATHYPMK
135
0.6%
K. BALAMURUGANBSP
77
0.3%
P.K. KUMARIND
61
0.3%
S. KRISHNARAJAGIMK
51
0.2%
S. ABDUL HADIIND
42
0.2%
G. MAGESHIJK
13
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vaiyapuri Manikandan | AINRC | 8,382 | 35.58% | Eeram G. Rajendran | 952 |
| 2021 | J. PRAKASH KUMAR | IND | 8,778 | 37.48% | VAIYAPURI MANIKANDAN | 934 |
| 2016 | VAIYAPURI MANIKANDAN | ADMK | 9,257 | 39.21% | J. PREGASH KUMAR | 2,164 |
| 2011 | NANDHA. T. SARAVANAN | DMK | 10,364 | 47.82% | A. KASILINGAM | 2,976 |
| 2006 | NANDHA T. SARAVANAN | DMK | 11,658 | 58.54% | A. KASILINGAM | 4,879 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above