ORLEAMPETH
Assembly seat no. 16 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2011
G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY
AINRC
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2011
2,618
13.17% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
DMKR. SIVA
- Votes
- 8,368
- Vote share
- 42.09%
- Behind by
- 2,618
Electors
23,631
Total votes polled
19,880
Valid votes
19,880
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.1%
Full result, 2011
8 candidates · 19,880 valid votes
G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMYAINRCwon
10,986
55.3%
R. SIVADMK
8,368
42.1%
S. NEHRUIND
247
1.2%
K. RAMALINGAMIND
76
0.4%
M. NEHRUIND
59
0.3%
N. SIVARAJIND
53
0.3%
D. SURESH NANDHAJD(U)
52
0.3%
K. VAITHIANATHANBSP
39
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
