ORLEAMPETH
Assembly seat no. 16 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2021
G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY
IND
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2021
2,093
10.33% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
DMKS. GOPAL
- Votes
- 7,487
- Vote share
- 36.96%
- Behind by
- 2,093
Electors
25,151
Total votes polled
20,257
Valid votes
20,257
NOTA votes
181
0.89% of votes polled
Turnout
80.5%
Full result, 2021
15 candidates · 20,257 valid votes
G. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMYINDwon
9,580
47.3%
S. GOPALDMK
7,487
37.0%
OMSAKTHISEKARADMK
1,787
8.8%
KARUNANITHINTK
507
2.5%
S. SAKTIVELMNM
364
1.8%
V. HARIHARANEIND
113
0.6%
J. RAVI @ PURUSHOTHAMANPURATCHIBHARATHAM
60
0.3%
M. SANKARIND
56
0.3%
R. CADIRESSANDMDK
50
0.3%
A. SIRAJ @ KANIMOHAMEDAMMK
26
0.1%
R. RAJAIND
14
0.1%
P. GOPALAKRISHNANIND
11
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. 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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the ORLEAMPETH assembly constituency in 2026?
G. Nehru Alias Couppoussamy (NYMK) won ORLEAMPETH in 2026, by a margin of 1,201 votes.
Which party has won ORLEAMPETH the most times?
DMK, with 6 of the 13 wins recorded since 1974.
How many times has ORLEAMPETH gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1974 to 2026.
Who has won ORLEAMPETH the most times?
R. SIVA, with 3 wins between 1996 and 2016.
