PONDICHERRY
Constituency no. 1 in Puducherry · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 1999
M O H Farook
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1999
24,188
5.45% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
PMKM Ramadass
- Votes
- 1,40,920
- Vote share
- 31.73%
- Behind by
- 24,188
Electors
7,01,990
Total votes polled
4,44,162
Valid votes
4,44,162
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.3%
Full result, 1999
9 candidates · 4,44,162 valid votes
M O H FarookINCwon
1,65,108
37.2%
M RamadassPMK
1,40,920
31.7%
P KannanTMCM
1,11,737
25.2%
KalivaradhanIND
9,452
2.1%
A RamalingamIND
5,562
1.3%
Adv. T Ashok KumarIND
5,179
1.2%
Dr. K PadmarajanIND
2,700
0.6%
S ParamasivamIND
2,155
0.5%
Surendra Kumar GuptaIND
1,349
0.3%
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
