Puducherry assembly election, Mar 1969
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 80.06% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 15 | +15 | 19 | 61,717 | 33.70% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 10 | +9 | 30 | 78,052 | 42.62% | +42.62 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | +3 | 7 | 23,115 | 12.62% | — |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -3 | 20 | 20,250 | 11.06% | -18.69 |
- DMK15 (50%)
- INC10 (33%)
- CPI3 (10%)
- IND2 (7%)
- DMK15
- INC10
- CPI3
- IND2
- DMK15
- INC10
- CPI3
- IND2
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1964), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands24 (80%)
- New seat6 (20%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 24 changed hands. 6 did not exist at the previous election.
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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
- DMK
- INC
- CPI
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANCOUPOM | DMKS. PERUMAL | INCP.C. PURUSHOTHAMA REDDY | 160.21% | 83.0% |
| BAHOUR | INCK. KRISHNASAMY | CPIR. THANGAVELU OLEMENCEAU | 2734.44% | 84.2% |
| BUSSY | DMKC.M. ACHARAFF | INCM.J. VINCENT | 1,59651.89% | 62.5% |
| CALAPETH | DMKM.O.H. FAROOK | INCM. MURUGESA MUDALIAR | 1,40119.67% | 84.2% |
| CASSICADE | INCP. ANSARI DORASAMY | CPIR. AZHWAR | 1,31229.09% | 67.9% |
| COTCHERY | INCM. BALAYA | DMKT. JAYARAMAN | 5518.43% | 82.0% |
| COUROUSSOUCOUPOM | DMKG. PERUMAL RAJA | INCN. GOVINDARAJ | 2,51837.07% | 75.1% |
| COUROUVINATTAM | INCK.R. SUBRAMANYA PADAYACHI | CPIM. RAJAGOPAL | 1,14715.90% | 84.6% |
| EMBALOM | INCM. VEERAMMAL | DMKM. VEERAPPAN | 75211.37% | 81.5% |
| GRANDI ALDEE | DMKY. PANDARINATHAN | INDG. MUTHUKRISHNAN | 2,82651.96% | 84.2% |
| KARIKAL NORTH | INCM. JAMBULINGAM | INDA.M. HAMEED MARICAR | 3354.15% | 77.3% |
| KARIKAL SOUTH | DMKMARIE LOURDES SILVARADJOU | INCN.M. MOHAMED YUSSOUF | 3988.31% | 70.4% |
| MAHE | INDI.K. KUMARAN | INCVALAVIL KESAVAN | 90718.65% | 82.8% |
| MANNADIPETH | DMKS.M. SUBBARAYAN | INCD. KANNAPPAN | 1,18417.25% | 86.1% |
| MODELIARPETH | CPIY. KAILASA SURBIAN | INCA.S. JANAKIPAMAN | 1,83924.02% | 84.1% |
| MOUTTALPETH | DMKK. MURUGAIYAN | INCM. THANGAPRAGASAM | 65411.04% | 81.8% |
| NEDOUNCADOU | INCP. SHANMUGAM | DMKA. SAVUNDARARANGAN | 200.32% | 88.4% |
| NELLITOPE | CPIN.RANGANATHAN | INCB. CHANDRASEKARAN | 1,61321.07% | 71.7% |
| NERAVY | DMKS. RAMASAMY | INCM. KALIAPPA NAICKER | 4967.75% | 88.6% |
| NETTAPACOM | DMKD. RAMACHANDRAN | INCV. VENKATASUBBA REDDIAR | 1522.19% | 90.5% |
| OULGARET | DMKS. MUTHU | INCG. RAJAMANICKAM | 1,62923.67% | 81.5% |
| OUPALOM | DMKS. GOVINDARAJALU | INDK. KARUNAKARAN | 94616.47% | 73.8% |
| OUSSOUDOU | INCV. NAGARATHINAM | CPIP.S. PERUMAL | 801.20% | 74.8% |
| PALLOUR | INCV.N. PURUSHOTHAMAN | INDPONDEATTE ANANDIN | 1,36135.29% | 81.7% |
| POUDOUSARAM | CPIN. GURUSAMY | INCM. KRISHNASAMY | 5738.89% | 77.2% |
| RAJ NIVAS | INCD. KANTHARAJ | DMKS. SADAGOPAN | 1113.24% | 66.1% |
| TIRNOULAR | DMKR. SUPPRAYALU NAICKER | INCV. ARUNASALAM | 64110.04% | 85.9% |
| TIROUBOUVANE | DMKM. THANGAVELU | INCR. MANNATHAN | 93914.76% | 76.1% |
| VILLENOUR | DMKS. ARUMUGAM | INCS.V. MURUGESA NADAR | 1,37219.91% | 83.0% |
| YANAON | INDK.S. P.V. RAO NAIDU | INCYARRA ZAGANNADHARAO | 45811.13% | 87.8% |
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.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Puducherry assembly election, Mar 1969?
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won 15 of 30 seats in Puducherry, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Puducherry assembly election, Mar 1969?
Turnout was 80.06% — 1.83 lakh of 2.29 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Puducherry have?
Puducherry has 30 assembly seats.
