Puducherry assembly election, Feb 1974
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 82.73% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADKADK | 12 | +12 | 21 | 60,812 | 27.83% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 7 | -3 | 15 | 34,840 | 15.95% | -26.67 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 5 | +5 | 16 | 41,348 | 18.92% | — |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 | -13 | 26 | 47,823 | 21.89% | -11.81 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | -1 | 7 | 18,468 | 8.45% | -4.17 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -1 | 18 | 12,470 | 5.71% | -5.35 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | +1 | 5 | 2,737 | 1.25% | — |
- ADK12 (40%)
- INC7 (23%)
- NCO5 (17%)
- DMK2 (7%)
- CPI2 (7%)
- IND1 (3%)
- Others1 (3%)
- ADK12
- INC7
- NCO5
- DMK2
- CPI2
- IND1
- Others1
- ADK12
- INC7
- NCO5
- DMK2
- CPI2
- IND1
- CPM1
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1969), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat30 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 30 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
- ADK
- INC
- NCO
- DMK
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARINKUPPAM | INCPURUSHOTHAMAN, P. C. | DMKSUBBARAYAN, P. | 3473.82% | 82.7% |
| BAHOUR | CPITHANGAVEL CLAMANSO | INDP. UTHARAVELU | 5167.34% | 83.5% |
| BUSSY | ADKPAKKIAM, S. | NCOJAYARAJ, A. | 2395.49% | 73.7% |
| CASSICADE | NCOANSARI DURAISWAMY, P. | ADKDURAI MUNISAMI | 4055.26% | 76.7% |
| COTCHERY | ADKT. SUBBAIYA | NCOS. M. JAMBULINGAM | 1,21415.27% | 87.7% |
| EMBALOM | INCG. MURUGESAN | DMKSIVALOGANATHAN | 1,14617.20% | 83.3% |
| KARAIKAL | ADKK. KANDHI. | INCP. SHANMUGAM | 2983.10% | 79.1% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | ADKS. RAMASAMY | NCOS. SAVARIRAJAN | 1,43920.43% | 82.6% |
| KURUVINATHAM | ADKVENGATASAMY | NCOSUBRAMANIA PADAYATCHI | 80310.37% | 86.2% |
| LAWSPET | DMKFAROOK, M. O. H. | ADKVARAZHAU, N. | 1862.11% | 85.3% |
| MAHE | CPMKUNNUMMAL RAGHAVAN | INDIRAYE KUNNATHITATHIL KUMARAN | 2885.24% | 83.3% |
| MANNADIPATH | ADKD. RAMACHANDIRA REDDIAR | NCOKANNAPPAN | 1,33517.71% | 88.6% |
| MODELIARPETH | NCOSABAPATHY ALIAS KOTHANDARAMAN | CPIALWAR, R. | 5616.21% | 83.6% |
| MUTHIALPET | ADKPAJANIRAJA, G. | NCOTHANGAPRAGASAM, M. | 4734.81% | 80.2% |
| NEDUNCADU | INCR. COUPOUSAMY | ADKP. SELVARAJ | 7099.95% | 86.2% |
| NELLITHOPE | NCOKANNAN, R. | CPIRANGANATHAN, N. | 1261.91% | 78.2% |
| NERAVY-GRAND ALDEE | ADKV. M. C. VARADAPILLAI | DMKV. M. C. SIVASHANMUGANATHAN | 2,32126.16% | 85.3% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | INCV. VENGATASUBBA REDDI | ADKS. VENGATACHALAPATHI | 1,47420.14% | 89.9% |
| ORHUKARAI | ADKVENUGOPAL ALIAS MANNATHAN, G. | DMKMUTHU, S. | 7049.31% | 84.2% |
| ORLEAMPETH | ADKMANIMARAN, N. | INCVAIDYANATHAN, R. | 1,47718.67% | 78.6% |
| OSSUDU | ADKT. EZHUMALAI | INCV. NAGARATHINAM | 96513.47% | 82.5% |
| OUPALAM | ADKPARTHASARATHY, C. N. | NCORAGHAVA CHETTIAR,P. | 1,08615.91% | 80.0% |
| PALOOR | INCVANMERI NATAYI PURUSHOTHAMAN | INDMOTTAMAL POCKU | 89918.80% | 84.3% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | INCDHANA KANTHARAJ | ADKJOTHI, K. | 1,29530.23% | 72.3% |
| REDDIAPALAYAM | CPISUBBIAH V. | NCOBALAJI, V. | 4696.18% | 79.1% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | NCOPETHAPERUMAL, V. | CPIGURUSAMY, N. | 75810.24% | 81.2% |
| THIRUBUVANAI | INCA. GOPAL | ADKTHANGAVELU | 350.46% | 84.7% |
| TIRUNALLAR | DMKA. SOUNDARARENGAN | NCOS. ARANGASAMY | 1,03113.59% | 87.2% |
| VILLENOUR | NCOM. K. JEEVARATHINA ODAYAR | ADKTHIRUKAMU, K. | 2062.71% | 84.7% |
| YANAM | INDKAMICHETTY SRIPARASSOURAMA VARAPRASSADARAO | INCNAIDOU MADDIMSETTY SATYAMURTY | 2986.88% | 86.8% |
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, Feb 1974?
ADK won 12 of 30 seats in Puducherry, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Puducherry assembly election, Feb 1974?
Turnout was 82.73% — 2.18 lakh of 2.64 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Puducherry have?
Puducherry has 30 assembly seats.
