Puducherry, Lok Sabha election 1989
1 constituencies in Puducherry, 65.72% turnout.
Seats
1
Candidates
11
1 women, 0 elected
Turnout
65.72%
3.78 lakh of 5.75 lakh
Leading party
INC
1 of 1 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,90,562 | 50.47% | -8.39 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,57,250 | 41.65% | +5.58 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25,021 | 6.63% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,847 | 0.75% | -3.66 |
| LKDBLKDB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 965 | 0.26% | — |
| TMMTMM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 943 | 0.25% | — |
- INC1 (100%)
- INC1
- INC1
Constituency performance
From the 1 results in Puducherry
Closest contest
PONDICHERRY
won by 33,312 (8.82%)
Biggest victory
PONDICHERRY
won by 33,312 (8.82%)
Highest turnout
PONDICHERRY
65.72%
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Lok Sabha election (1984), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained1 (100%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
1 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Puducherry, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 1 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–1 of 1
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PONDICHERRY | INCP. SHANMUGAM | DMKN. MANIMARAN | 33,3128.82% | 65.7% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Puducherry alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.