OSSUDU
Assembly seat no. 16 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1974.
Winner, 2006
A. ELUMALAI
IND
Elections held
9
1974–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 9
Margin, 2006
2,662
14.35% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INDP. SOUNDIRARADJOU PONNAS
- Votes
- 3,755
- Vote share
- 20.24%
- Behind by
- 2,662
Electors
20,134
Total votes polled
18,555
Valid votes
18,555
NOTA votes
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Turnout
92.2%
Full result, 2006
10 candidates · 18,555 valid votes
A. ELUMALAIINDwon
6,417
34.6%
P. SOUNDIRARADJOU PONNASIND
3,755
20.2%
T. MATHIVANANDMK
3,164
17.1%
N. MARIMUTHUIND
3,061
16.5%
S. BALARAMANIND
900
4.8%
S. ARASIADMK
642
3.5%
A. PUGAZHENDHYDMDK
250
1.4%
ILAVARASSANELJP
202
1.1%
AROUNASSALAMEIND
88
0.5%
A. KANNANBJP
76
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A. ELUMALAI | IND | 6,417 | 34.58% | P. SOUNDIRARADJOU PONNAS | 2,662 |
| 2001 | A. ELUMALAI | PMC | 5,364 | 34.65% | S. BALARAMAN | 164 |
| 1996 | V. NAGARATHINAM | TMCM | 7,380 | 53.78% | N. MARIMUTHU | 2,148 |
| 1991 | N. MARIMUTHU | INC | 7,293 | 63.00% | S. BALARAMAN | 3,131 |
| 1990 | N. MARIMUTHU | INC | 5,242 | 40.77% | P. SUNDARARASU | 1,728 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above