NETTAPAKKAM
Assembly seat no. 22 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2001
V. VAITHILINGAM
INC
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 13
Margin, 2001
1,213
8.00% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
PMKK. DHANRAJU
- Votes
- 4,771
- Vote share
- 31.47%
- Behind by
- 1,213
Electors
19,095
Total votes polled
15,161
Valid votes
15,161
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.4%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 15,161 valid votes
V. VAITHILINGAMINCwon
5,984
39.5%
K. DHANRAJUPMK
4,771
31.5%
V. MUTHUNARAYANANPMC
3,722
24.6%
S. DHANABOOPATHYIND
471
3.1%
K. DHAKSHANAMOORTHYIND
118
0.8%
D. KANDASAMYIND
95
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | P. Rajavelu | AINRC | 13,665 | 47.58% | G. Anbarasan | 6,689 |
| 2021 | P RAJAVELU | AINRC | 15,978 | 56.82% | V VIZEAVENY | 6,638 |
| 2016 | VIZEAVENY, V. | INC | 10,577 | 38.96% | RAJAVELU, P. | 1,468 |
| 2011 | L. PERIYASAMY | ADMK | 14,686 | 59.80% | S. MUTHUKUMARASAMY | 5,467 |
| 2006 | V. VAITHILINGAM | INC | 9,166 | 52.24% | V. MUTHUNARAYANAN | 1,336 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above