ORLEAMPETH
Assembly seat no. 16 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2026
G. Nehru Alias Couppoussamy
NYMK
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2026
1,201
6.13% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
DMKS. Gopal
- Votes
- 8,759
- Vote share
- 44.70%
- Behind by
- 1,201
Electors
21,731
Total votes polled
19,594
Valid votes
19,594
NOTA votes
153
0.78% of votes polled
Turnout
90.2%
Full result, 2026
13 candidates · 19,594 valid votes
G. Nehru Alias CouppoussamyNYMKwon
9,960
50.8%
S. GopalDMK
8,759
44.7%
A. GandhiADMK
300
1.5%
Anitha VeerapanNTK
184
0.9%
V. HariharaneIND
55
0.3%
L. KarunanithiNADLMMKLK
46
0.2%
S. AmuthaIND
32
0.2%
Goutham KumarIND
28
0.1%
A. P. Sivakumar.IND
21
0.1%
E. Abel VarginiaPMK
20
0.1%
N. SivakumaranTMTHK
16
0.1%
R. GopalIND
11
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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 | G. Nehru Alias Couppoussamy | NYMK | 9,960 | 50.83% | S. Gopal | 1,201 |
| 2021 | G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY | IND | 9,580 | 47.29% | S. GOPAL | 2,093 |
| 2016 | R. SIVA | DMK | 11,110 | 53.82% | G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY | 2,980 |
| 2011 | G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY | AINRC | 10,986 | 55.26% | R. SIVA | 2,618 |
| 2006 | R. SIVA | DMK | 8,509 | 52.67% | G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY | 1,960 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above