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Assembly seat no. 17 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2026
V. Cartigueyane
DMK
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 7 of 13
Margin, 2026
850
3.43% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
INDOmsakthisekar
- Votes
- 7,376
- Vote share
- 29.78%
- Behind by
- 850
Electors
26,858
Total votes polled
24,770
Valid votes
24,770
NOTA votes
237
0.96% of votes polled
Turnout
92.2%
Full result, 2026
14 candidates · 24,770 valid votes
V. CartigueyaneDMKwon
8,226
33.2%
OmsakthisekarIND
7,376
29.8%
S. VigneshwaranTVK
4,763
19.2%
A. JayakumarLJK
3,311
13.4%
Muth. Am. SivakumarNTK
392
1.6%
R. ShanmugamIND
88
0.4%
JanakiramanPMK
80
0.3%
M. Mohan RajIND
55
0.2%
E. IrudhayarajIND
51
0.2%
G. SatheeshkumarIND
48
0.2%
S. KamatchiIND
40
0.2%
S. Gomathi RojaAMM
39
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | V. Cartigueyane | DMK | 8,226 | 33.21% | Omsakthisekar | 850 |
| 2021 | RICHARDS JOHNKUMAR | BJP | 11,757 | 42.26% | V. CARTIGUEYANE | 496 |
| 2016 | A. JOHNKUMAR | INC | 18,506 | 69.16% | OMSAKTHI SEKAR | 12,141 |
| 2011 | OMSAKTHI SEKAR | ADMK | 13,301 | 58.51% | R.V.JANAKIRAMAN | 4,518 |
| 2006 | OM SAKTHI SEKAR @ S. SEKAR | ADMK | 9,933 | 51.69% | R.V. JANAKIRAMAN | 1,443 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
