PONDICHERRY
Constituency no. 1 in Puducherry · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2004
RAMADASS. M.
PMK
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2004
69,181
14.30% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPLALITHA KUMARAMANGALAM
- Votes
- 1,72,472
- Vote share
- 35.65%
- Behind by
- 69,181
Electors
6,36,667
Total votes polled
4,83,816
Valid votes
4,83,816
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
76.0%
Full result, 2004
21 candidates · 4,83,816 valid votes
RAMADASS. M.PMKwon
2,41,653
50.0%
LALITHA KUMARAMANGALAMBJP
1,72,472
35.6%
K. NAMBIYARJD(U)
27,546
5.7%
P. R. N. THIRUMURUGANIND
10,930
2.3%
Z. M. TAHERIND
5,175
1.1%
THANGA DEVADASIND
4,085
0.8%
S. SYAD FARUKIND
3,172
0.7%
M. RANGADASIND
2,891
0.6%
THANGA KALAIMARANBSP
2,665
0.6%
P. ANBURAJIND
1,684
0.3%
S. PONNURANGAMJP
1,601
0.3%
V. RAMAMURTHYIND
1,571
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 21. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | RAMADASS. M. | PMK | 2,41,653 | 49.95% | LALITHA KUMARAMANGALAM | 69,181 |
| 1999 | M O H Farook | INC | 1,65,108 | 37.17% | M Ramadass | 24,188 |
| 1998 | S. ARUMUGHAM | DMK | 1,68,122 | 41.11% | P. SHANMUGAM | 36,774 |
| 1996 | M.O.H. FAROOK | INC | 1,83,986 | 39.97% | S. ARUMUGHAM | 284 |
| 1991 | M.D.H. FAROOK | INC | 2,07,922 | 53.07% | P.K. LOGNATHAN | 67,609 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above