ORLEAMPETH
Assembly seat no. 16 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2006
R. SIVA
DMK
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2006
1,960
12.13% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INDG. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY
- Votes
- 6,549
- Vote share
- 40.54%
- Behind by
- 1,960
Electors
18,919
Total votes polled
16,154
Valid votes
16,154
NOTA votes
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Turnout
85.4%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 16,154 valid votes
R. SIVADMKwon
8,509
52.7%
G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMYIND
6,549
40.5%
S. ANANDHARAJADMK
710
4.4%
R. VIJAYALAKSHMIDMDK
149
0.9%
K. SUNDARIBJP
83
0.5%
S. NEHRUIND
83
0.5%
S.V. SIVAIND
36
0.2%
P. NEHRUDASSANIND
35
0.2%
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