Puducherry assembly election, Feb 1990
The 7th Puducherry legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
30
16 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
11 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
212
6 women, 0 elected
Turnout
71.80%
4.2 lakh of 5.85 lakh
The house
30 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- INC11
- DMK9
- JD4
- ADK3
- CPI2
- IND1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Puducherry assembly election (1985)
INC
-4
DMK
+4
ADK
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 11 | -4 | 17 | 45.8% | 1,05,207 | 25.04% | -7.64 | 0 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 9 | +4 | 18 | 42.7% | 1,01,127 | 24.07% | -5.02 | 0 |
| JDJanata Dal | 4 | — | 8 | 34.3% | 38,145 | 9.08% | — | 2 |
| ADKADK | 3 | -3 | 13 | 40.1% | 76,337 | 18.17% | +2.42 | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | +2 | 3 | 40.5% | 21,323 | 5.08% | +0.34 | 1 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -1 | 77 | 3.3% | 33,557 | 7.99% | +1.60 | 69 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 0 | — | 24 | 7.4% | 26,820 | 6.38% | — | 22 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.5% | 13,042 | 3.10% | +1.32 | 0 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.2% | 2,154 | 0.51% | +0.46 | 8 |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 0 | — | 15 | 0.5% | 1,127 | 0.27% | — | 15 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | — | 9 | 0.4% | 461 | 0.11% | — | 9 |
| TMMTMM | 0 | — | 11 | 0.2% | 369 | 0.09% | — | 11 |
| LKDBLKDB | 0 | — | 4 | 0.4% | 235 | 0.06% | — | 4 |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 0 | — | 1 | 3.4% | 178 | 0.04% | — | 1 |
| AMIAMI | 0 | — | 2 | 0.3% | 89 | 0.02% | — | 2 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Puducherry at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Feb 1990
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEDUNCADU | Puducherry | INCM. CHANDIRAKASSU | INDR. KUPPUSAMY | 3,58332.31% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | Puducherry | INCV. VAITHILINGAM | DMKN. DEVADASS | 4,13931.24% |
| PALLOOR | Puducherry | INCA. V. SREEDHARAN | INDK. GANGADHARAN | 2,71229.97% |
| VILLENOUR | Puducherry | INCP. ANANDA BASKARAN | DMKM. VENUGOPAL | 3,73624.03% |
| BAHOUR | Puducherry | JDP. RAJAVELU | INCM. RAJAGOPALAN | 3,04421.39% |
| MAHE | Puducherry | INCE. VALSARAJ | CPMMUKKATH JAYAN | 1,83820.03% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | Puducherry | ADKS. RAMASSAMY | DMKS. SAVARIRAJAN | 1,78416.71% |
| YANAM | Puducherry | DMKRAKSHA HARIKRISHNA | INCVELAGA RAJESHWARA RAO | 1,60514.90% |
| OSSUDU | Puducherry | INCN. MARIMUTHU | JDP. SUNDARARASU | 1,72813.44% |
| KURUVINATHAM | Puducherry | DMKR. RAMANATHAN | ADKP. PURUSHOTHAMAN | 1,76512.79% |
Closest results of Feb 1990
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTCHERY | Puducherry | INCM. VAITHILINGAM | INDG. PANJAVARNAM | 1400.97% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | Puducherry | DMKS. P. SIVAKUMAR | INCL. JOSEPH MARIADOSS | 1512.84% |
| ORLEAMPETH | Puducherry | DMKN. MANIMARAN | ADKM. PANDURANGAN | 5073.17% |
| NELLITHOPE | Puducherry | DMKR. V. JANKIRAMAN | ADKB. MANIMARAN | 5303.34% |
| TIRUNALLAR | Puducherry | INDR. KAMALAKKANNAN | DMKA. SOUNDARARENGAN | 4263.69% |
| ARIANKUPPAM | Puducherry | JDA. BAKTHKAVACHALAM | ADKGOPALUSAMY ALIAS G. D. CHANDRAN | 6853.90% |
| BUSSY | Puducherry | INCC. M. ACHRAFF | DMKS. BABU ANSARDEEN | 2294.11% |
| MODELIARPETH | Puducherry | CPIM. MANJINI | INCV. KOTHANDARAMAN ALIAS SABABATHY | 8564.36% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | Puducherry | JDV. PETHAPERUMAL | INCN. RANGASAMY | 9825.30% |
| NERAVY-GRAND ALDEE | Puducherry | ADKV. GANAPATHY | DMKV. M. C. SIVAKUMAR | 8446.15% |