THATTANCHAVADY
Assembly seat no. 9 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2026
N. Rangasamy
AINRC
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
AINRC
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2026
4,441
18.84% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
NYMKE. Vinayagam
- Votes
- 5,583
- Vote share
- 23.68%
- Behind by
- 4,441
Electors
26,616
Total votes polled
23,578
Valid votes
23,578
NOTA votes
196
0.83% of votes polled
Turnout
88.6%
Full result, 2026
10 candidates · 23,578 valid votes
N. RangasamyAINRCwon
10,024
42.5%
E. VinayagamNYMK
5,583
23.7%
K. Sethu @ SethuselvamIND
3,984
16.9%
Ve. VaithilingamINC
2,990
12.7%
S. Karthi KumariNTK
534
2.3%
B. GaneshamourthyIND
89
0.4%
Bangarammal KarunakaranIND
73
0.3%
N. RanjithkumarIND
48
0.2%
K. KathiresanPMK
42
0.2%
M. KrishnamurthyIND
15
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | N. Rangasamy | AINRC | 10,024 | 42.51% | E. Vinayagam | 4,441 |
| 2021 | N. Rangasamy | AINRC | 12,978 | 55.02% | K. SETHU @ SETHU SELVAM | 5,456 |
| 2016 | ASHOK ANAND | AINRC | 12,754 | 53.90% | K. SETHU @ SETHUSELVAM | 7,458 |
| 2011 | ASHOK ANAND | AINRC | 14,597 | 67.99% | N. ARJUNAN | 10,506 |
| 2006 | N. RANGASAMY | INC | 27,024 | 90.23% | T. GUNASEKARAN | 24,998 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above