OSSUDU
Assembly seat no. 16 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1974.
Winner, 1990
N. MARIMUTHU
INC
Elections held
9
1974–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 9
Margin, 1990
1,728
13.44% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
JDP. SUNDARARASU
- Votes
- 3,514
- Vote share
- 27.33%
- Behind by
- 1,728
Electors
16,430
Total votes polled
12,857
Valid votes
12,857
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.3%
Full result, 1990
7 candidates · 12,857 valid votes
N. MARIMUTHUINCwon
5,242
40.8%
P. SUNDARARASUJD
3,514
27.3%
P. MURTHYIND
2,058
16.0%
C. RAJENDIRANPMK
1,957
15.2%
P. ILANGOIND
50
0.4%
N. ARIKRISHNANIND
30
0.2%
A. VIJAYAVEERANIND
6
0.1%
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
