RAJ BHAVAN
Assembly seat no. 14 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2021
K. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
AINRC
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2021
3,732
19.17% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
DMKS.P. SIVAKUMAR
- Votes
- 6,364
- Vote share
- 32.69%
- Behind by
- 3,732
Electors
26,783
Total votes polled
19,466
Valid votes
19,466
NOTA votes
303
1.56% of votes polled
Turnout
72.7%
Full result, 2021
8 candidates · 19,466 valid votes
K. LAKSHMINARAYANANAINRCwon
10,096
51.9%
S.P. SIVAKUMARDMK
6,364
32.7%
S. PARUVADHAVARDHNIEMNM
1,462
7.5%
ANTHONY SHARMILANTK
975
5.0%
S.K. SUBRAMANIANIND
144
0.7%
N. MOHANIND
61
0.3%
G. SATHISHKUMARAMMK
39
0.2%
M. SATHIYAN @ VIMALANIND
22
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
