TIRUNALLAR
Assembly seat no. 26 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1974.
Winner, 2006
P.R.SIVA
MDMK
Elections held
9
1974–2006
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2006
285
1.96% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCKAMALAKKANNAN.R
- Votes
- 6,952
- Vote share
- 47.73%
- Behind by
- 285
Electors
16,579
Total votes polled
14,565
Valid votes
14,565
NOTA votes
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Turnout
87.8%
Full result, 2006
5 candidates · 14,565 valid votes
P.R.SIVAMDMKwon
7,237
49.7%
KAMALAKKANNAN.RINC
6,952
47.7%
ARUMUGAM.JBJP
177
1.2%
SIVAKUMAR.RDMDK
109
0.8%
SADICK ALI.MBSP
90
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | P.R.SIVA | MDMK | 7,237 | 49.69% | KAMALAKKANNAN.R | 285 |
| 2001 | R. KAMALAKKANNAN | INC | 5,390 | 42.00% | ARIVOLI .N.V.R. | 775 |
| 1996 | R. KAMALAKANNAN | INC | 6,063 | 48.53% | A. SOUNDARENGAN | 1,125 |
| 1991 | A. SOUNDARARENGAN | DMK | 4,401 | 41.37% | R. KAMALAKKANNAN | 1,407 |
| 1990 | R. KAMALAKKANNAN | IND | 4,124 | 35.70% | A. SOUNDARARENGAN | 426 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above