OUSSUDU
Assembly seat no. 3 in Puducherry · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2026
P. Karthikeyan
INC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2026
4,018
12.84% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
BJPE. Theeppainthan
- Votes
- 11,382
- Vote share
- 36.36%
- Behind by
- 4,018
Electors
32,813
Total votes polled
31,301
Valid votes
31,301
NOTA votes
273
0.87% of votes polled
Turnout
95.4%
Full result, 2026
5 candidates · 31,301 valid votes
P. KarthikeyanINCwon
15,400
49.2%
E. TheeppainthanBJP
11,382
36.4%
S. SaraganabavaTVK
3,698
11.8%
GowriNTK
458
1.5%
P. AriapoutryVCK
90
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | P. Karthikeyan | INC | 15,400 | 49.20% | E. Theeppainthan | 4,018 |
| 2021 | AK SAI J SARAVANAN KUMAR | BJP | 14,121 | 48.78% | P. KARTHIKEYAN | 1,880 |
| 2016 | E. THEEPPAINTHAN | INC | 8,675 | 33.02% | SAI J SARAVANAN KUMAR | 2,330 |
| 2011 | P. KARTHIKEYAN | AINRC | 13,327 | 58.78% | A. ELUMALAI | 5,158 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above