YANAM
Assembly seat no. 30 in Puducherry · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1964.
Winner, 2016
MALLADI KRISHNA RAO
INC
Elections held
14
1964–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 14
Margin, 2016
8,754
25.82% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AINRCTIRIKOTY BAIRAVA SWAMY
- Votes
- 12,047
- Vote share
- 35.54%
- Behind by
- 8,754
Electors
36,557
Total votes polled
33,899
Valid votes
33,899
NOTA votes
144
0.42% of votes polled
Turnout
92.7%
Full result, 2016
11 candidates · 33,899 valid votes
MALLADI KRISHNA RAOINCwon
20,801
61.4%
TIRIKOTY BAIRAVA SWAMYAINRC
12,047
35.5%
MANCHALA SATYA SAI KUMARADMK
343
1.0%
PEMMADI DURGA PRASADIND
250
0.7%
RAMADAS KANAKALABJP
148
0.4%
MUDE HARICHANDRAIND
43
0.1%
NATI BURIYYAIND
33
0.1%
MALLADI UDAYALAKSHMIIND
32
0.1%
SURIMILLI SUBBARAOIND
27
0.1%
KOLLU NARASIMHA BABUIND
19
0.1%
DHULIPUDI MADHAVA VENKANAIND
12
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Malladi Krishna Rao | AINRC | 19,863 | 55.44% | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok | 4,568 |
| 2021 | GOLLAPALLI SRINIVAS ASHOK | IND | 17,132 | 49.07% | N.RANGASAMY | 655 |
| 2016 | MALLADI KRISHNA RAO | INC | 20,801 | 61.36% | TIRIKOTY BAIRAVA SWAMY | 8,754 |
| 2011 | MALLADI KRISHNA RAO | INC | 23,985 | 80.95% | MANCHALA SATYA SAI KUMAR | 19,118 |
| 2006 | MALLADI KRISHNA RAO | INC | 11,763 | 64.93% | RAKSHAHARIKRISHNA | 6,306 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the YANAM assembly constituency in 2026?
Malladi Krishna Rao (AINRC) won YANAM in 2026, by a margin of 4,568 votes.
Which party has won YANAM the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 14 wins recorded since 1964.
How many times has YANAM gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1964 to 2026.
Who has won YANAM the most times?
MALLADI KRISHNA RAO, with 5 wins between 1996 and 2016.
