NETTAPAKKAM
Assembly seat no. 22 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2021
P RAJAVELU
AINRC
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 13
Margin, 2021
6,638
23.61% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
INCV VIZEAVENY
- Votes
- 9,340
- Vote share
- 33.21%
- Behind by
- 6,638
Electors
32,786
Total votes polled
28,121
Valid votes
28,121
NOTA votes
282
1.00% of votes polled
Turnout
85.8%
Full result, 2021
10 candidates · 28,121 valid votes
P RAJAVELUAINRCwon
15,978
56.8%
V VIZEAVENYINC
9,340
33.2%
D GOVURYNTK
649
2.3%
C KRISHNAGOPALIND
599
2.1%
S THIRUNAVUKKARASUIND
470
1.7%
M SELVAMAMMK
253
0.9%
B GNANAOLYMNM
241
0.9%
M PARANTHAMANBSP
133
0.5%
A VELUIJK
93
0.3%
T KALYANASUNDARAMJD(U)
83
0.3%
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
