ORLEAMPETH
Assembly seat no. 16 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2016
R. SIVA
DMK
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2016
2,980
14.44% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AINRCG. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY
- Votes
- 8,130
- Vote share
- 39.38%
- Behind by
- 2,980
Electors
24,284
Total votes polled
20,643
Valid votes
20,643
NOTA votes
395
1.91% of votes polled
Turnout
85.0%
Full result, 2016
13 candidates · 20,643 valid votes
R. SIVADMKwon
11,110
53.8%
G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMYAINRC
8,130
39.4%
A. RAVINDRANADMK
425
2.1%
R. RAJENDRANBJP
164
0.8%
S. JESILIYANTK
98
0.5%
NEHRU @ AYYANARIND
78
0.4%
K. SUPRAMANIENPMK
72
0.3%
G. MANIMARANMDMK
57
0.3%
M. NEHRUIND
42
0.2%
K. RAMALINGAMIND
37
0.2%
P. KOLANJIRAJIND
26
0.1%
N. LOGANATHANIJK
6
0.0%
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
