THATTANCHAVADY
Assembly seat no. 9 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1974.
Winner, 2016
ASHOK ANAND
AINRC
Elections held
13
1974–2026
Most successful party
AINRC
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2016
7,458
31.52% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPIK. SETHU @ SETHUSELVAM
- Votes
- 5,296
- Vote share
- 22.38%
- Behind by
- 7,458
Electors
30,551
Total votes polled
23,662
Valid votes
23,662
NOTA votes
922
3.90% of votes polled
Turnout
77.5%
Full result, 2016
9 candidates · 23,662 valid votes
ASHOK ANANDAINRCwon
12,754
53.9%
K. SETHU @ SETHUSELVAMCPI
5,296
22.4%
S. CASSINADINADMK
1,649
7.0%
N. KALIAPERUMALDMK
1,467
6.2%
P. SIVANANDAMEBJP
897
3.8%
T. KANNADHASANNTK
361
1.5%
M. MURUGASAMYPMK
227
1.0%
JAYABALAN. RIND
56
0.2%
R. PASUPATHYIJK
33
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