RAJ BHAVAN
Assembly seat no. 14 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2016
K. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
INC
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2016
2,225
11.13% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKP. KANNAN
- Votes
- 7,220
- Vote share
- 36.11%
- Behind by
- 2,225
Electors
25,713
Total votes polled
19,997
Valid votes
19,997
NOTA votes
487
2.44% of votes polled
Turnout
77.8%
Full result, 2016
11 candidates · 19,997 valid votes
K. LAKSHMINARAYANANINCwon
9,445
47.2%
P. KANNANADMK
7,220
36.1%
A. ANNIBAL NEHRUAINRC
1,517
7.6%
N. POUGAJENDYBJP
929
4.7%
R. VELAYUTHAMNTK
153
0.8%
B. PANDIARAJANPMK
76
0.4%
K. RAJESWARIMDMK
47
0.2%
S. KAVITHAIJK
39
0.2%
P. VENKATARAMANANIND
32
0.2%
S. PAZHANIRAJIND
29
0.1%
B.J. WILSONIND
23
0.1%
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