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Assembly seat no. 29 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1964.

OverviewElection History
1969INC1964CONG
Winner, 1969
V.N. PURUSHOTHAMAN
INC
Elections held
2
1964–1969
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1969
1,361
35.29% of valid votes

Result, 1969

Winner
INCV.N. PURUSHOTHAMAN
Votes
2,609
Vote share
67.64%
Margin
1,361
Runner-up
INDPONDEATTE ANANDIN
Votes
1,248
Vote share
32.36%
Behind by
1,361
Electors
4,721
Total votes polled
3,857
Valid votes
3,857
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
81.7%

Full result, 1969

2 candidates · 3,857 valid votes

1969 election →
V.N. PURUSHOTHAMANINCwon
2,609
67.6%
PONDEATTE ANANDININD
1,248
32.4%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1969V.N. PURUSHOTHAMANINC2,60967.64%PONDEATTE ANANDIN1,361
1964VANMERI NADEYI PURUSHOTHAMANCONG2,43664.62%POOTHATTA NARAYANAN1,102

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%26%51%77%102%19641969Turnout

Winning margin

0%10%20%30%40%19641969Margin

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