OSSUDU
Assembly seat no. 16 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1974.
Winner, 2001
A. ELUMALAI
PMC
Elections held
9
1974–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 9
Margin, 2001
164
1.06% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
PMKS. BALARAMAN
- Votes
- 5,200
- Vote share
- 33.59%
- Behind by
- 164
Electors
19,063
Total votes polled
15,481
Valid votes
15,481
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.2%
Full result, 2001
12 candidates · 15,481 valid votes
A. ELUMALAIPMCwon
5,364
34.6%
S. BALARAMANPMK
5,200
33.6%
P. SUNDHARARAJUTMCM
4,072
26.3%
N. MARIMUTHUIND
200
1.3%
M. DAYALANMDMK
196
1.3%
S. KALAIPB
95
0.6%
M. SIVANANDHAMIND
94
0.6%
P. GANAPATHYIND
79
0.5%
N. ARIKISHNANLJNSP
78
0.5%
P. SIVAKUMARIND
62
0.4%
S. ARIKRISHNANIND
23
0.1%
C. ANNADURAIIND
18
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
