NELLITHOPE
Assembly seat no. 17 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2001
R.V. JANAKIRAMAN
DMK
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 7 of 13
Margin, 2001
1,941
12.83% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
ADMKDR. J. NANNAN
- Votes
- 5,839
- Vote share
- 38.59%
- Behind by
- 1,941
Electors
20,076
Total votes polled
15,130
Valid votes
15,130
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.4%
Full result, 2001
9 candidates · 15,130 valid votes
R.V. JANAKIRAMANDMKwon
7,780
51.4%
DR. J. NANNANADMK
5,839
38.6%
E. PUVIARASUINC
1,057
7.0%
VEDHA VENUGOPALMDMK
156
1.0%
G. SELVARAJIND
130
0.9%
K. PERUMALIND
89
0.6%
V.M.D. GANESANIND
38
0.3%
A. ALEXANDERIND
33
0.2%
P. ANNADURAIIND
8
0.1%
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
