RAJ BHAVAN
Assembly seat no. 14 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2006
S.P. SIVAKUMAR
DMK
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2006
1,496
38.16% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
PMCP.K. DEVADOSS.
- Votes
- 1,094
- Vote share
- 27.91%
- Behind by
- 1,496
Electors
5,119
Total votes polled
3,920
Valid votes
3,920
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.6%
Full result, 2006
6 candidates · 3,920 valid votes
S.P. SIVAKUMARDMKwon
2,590
66.1%
P.K. DEVADOSS.PMC
1,094
27.9%
R. GOVINDARAJANEBJP
152
3.9%
A.XAVIERDMDK
49
1.3%
V. RAMAMOORTHIIND
19
0.5%
K. VAITHIYANATHANBSP
16
0.4%
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