OSSUDU
Assembly seat no. 16 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1974.
Winner, 1996
V. NAGARATHINAM
TMCM
Elections held
9
1974–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 9
Margin, 1996
2,148
15.65% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCN. MARIMUTHU
- Votes
- 5,232
- Vote share
- 38.13%
- Behind by
- 2,148
Electors
18,038
Total votes polled
13,722
Valid votes
13,722
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.1%
Full result, 1996
12 candidates · 13,722 valid votes
V. NAGARATHINAMTMCMwon
7,380
53.8%
N. MARIMUTHUINC
5,232
38.1%
I. ELUMALAIIND
226
1.6%
P. MURUGANIND
192
1.4%
T. ARULSELVIIND
185
1.4%
S. IYYANARIND
117
0.8%
P. SUNDAR RAJANBSP
115
0.8%
M. P. DATCHINAMURTHYPMK
114
0.8%
G. NARAYANASAMYIND
81
0.6%
S. BALARAMANIND
45
0.3%
N. ARIKRISHNANIND
30
0.2%
R. VENKATCHALAMIND
5
0.0%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the OSSUDU assembly constituency in 2006?
A. ELUMALAI (IND) won OSSUDU in 2006, by a margin of 2,662 votes.
Which party has won OSSUDU the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 9 wins recorded since 1974.
How many times has OSSUDU gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1974 to 2006.
Who has won OSSUDU the most times?
A. ELUMALAI, with 2 wins between 2001 and 2006.
