RAJ BHAVAN
Assembly seat no. 14 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2001
SIVAKUMAR .S.P.
DMK
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2001
1,100
26.40% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
INCGANDHIRAJ .A.
- Votes
- 1,308
- Vote share
- 31.39%
- Behind by
- 1,100
Electors
6,345
Total votes polled
4,167
Valid votes
4,167
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.7%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 4,167 valid votes
SIVAKUMAR .S.P.DMKwon
2,408
57.8%
GANDHIRAJ .A.INC
1,308
31.4%
PANDURANGAN .M.ADMK
340
8.2%
RAMALINGAM .T.IND
66
1.6%
BALASUBRAMANIAN .R.MDMK
45
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vignesh Kannan | DMK | 7,304 | 39.02% | V. P. Ramalingame | 287 |
| 2021 | K. LAKSHMINARAYANAN | AINRC | 10,096 | 51.86% | S.P. SIVAKUMAR | 3,732 |
| 2016 | K. LAKSHMINARAYANAN | INC | 9,445 | 47.23% | P. KANNAN | 2,225 |
| 2011 | K. LAKSHMINARAYANAN | INC | 11,398 | 59.57% | M. SARAVANAKUMAR | 7,071 |
| 2006 | S.P. SIVAKUMAR | DMK | 2,590 | 66.07% | P.K. DEVADOSS. | 1,496 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above