Puducherry assembly election, May 1985
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 77.67% turnout.
Seats
30
Candidates
119
4 women, 1 elected
Turnout
77.67%
3.02 lakh of 3.88 lakh
Leading party
INC
15 of 30 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 15 | +15 | 20 | 98,601 | 32.68% | — |
| ADKADK | 6 | +6 | 10 | 47,521 | 15.75% | -2.85 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5 | -9 | 22 | 87,754 | 29.08% | +1.35 |
| JNPJanata Party | 2 | -1 | 17 | 25,966 | 8.61% | -0.73 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | 0 | 32 | 19,273 | 6.39% | -4.21 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14,293 | 4.74% | -0.80 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5,393 | 1.79% | -0.23 |
| TDPTelugu Desam Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,248 | 0.41% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 804 | 0.27% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 447 | 0.15% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 266 | 0.09% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 0.05% | — |
- INC15 (50%)
- ADK6 (20%)
- DMK5 (17%)
- JNP2 (7%)
- IND2 (7%)
- INC15
- ADK6
- DMK5
- JNP2
- IND2
- INC15
- ADK6
- DMK5
- JNP2
- IND2
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Closest contest
EMBALOM
won by 182 (2.06%)
Biggest victory
NETTAPAKKAM
won by 4,369 (45.88%)
Highest turnout
ORLEAMPETH
92.91%
Lowest turnout
BUSSY
62.80%
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained6 (20%)
- Changed hands24 (80%)
6 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 24 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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- ADK
- DMK
- JNP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANKUPPAM | ADKP. PURUSHOTHAMAN | DMKP. SUPPURAYAN | 3782.98% | 80.5% |
| BAHOUR | JNPP. UTHIRAVELU | INCS. NARAYANASAMY | 7106.87% | 84.5% |
| BUSSY | INCC. M. ACHRAFF | DMKS. BABU ANSARDEEN | 69716.75% | 62.8% |
| CASSICADE | INCP. KANNAN | CPISARASWATHI SUBBIAH | 3,75244.66% | 68.2% |
| COTCHERY | INCN. VENGADASALAM | DMKG. PANJAVARNAM | 1,33312.91% | 81.1% |
| EMBALOM | ADKK. ANBALAGAN | DMKK.SIVA LOGANATHAN | 1822.06% | 79.8% |
| KARAIKAL | INCV. GOVINDARAJAN | INDV.M. SALIH MARICAR | 1,11311.53% | 65.9% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | INDS. RAMASSAMY | INCA.M. KASSIM | 1,41517.36% | 72.8% |
| KURUVINATHAM | DMKR. RAMANSTHAN | ADKK. PARASURAMAN | 8468.18% | 85.0% |
| LAWSPET | INCM.O.H. FAROOK | DMKS. MUTHU | 3,64725.00% | 77.5% |
| MAHE | INCP.K. SATHYANANDAN | CPMK.V. RAGHAVAN | 97614.01% | 81.9% |
| MANNADIPETH | DMKD. RAMACHANDRAN | INCA. KRISHNASAMY | 1,46512.96% | 85.3% |
| MODELIARPETH | INCV. SABAPATHY KOTHANDARAMAN | CPIM. MANJINI | 3862.90% | 76.9% |
| MUTHIALPET | DMKG. PALANIRAJA | ADKA. KASILINGAM | 1,53910.61% | 75.8% |
| NEDUNCADU | INCM. CHANDIRAKASU | CPMM. KALIAPERUMAL | 3,19636.81% | 78.8% |
| NELLITHOPE | DMKR.V.JANAKIRAMAN | ADKB. MANIMARAN | 1,0369.71% | 70.6% |
| NERAVY-GRAND ALDEE | ADKV.M.C. VARADA PILLAI | DMKV.M.C. SIVAKUMAR | 7506.93% | 82.5% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | INCV. VAITHILINGAM | DMKP. RAMAMURTHY | 4,36945.88% | 81.9% |
| ORLEAMPETH | ADKM.A..S. SUBRAMANIAN | DMKNA. MARIMUTHU NA. MANIMARAN | 1,55613.06% | 92.9% |
| OSSUDU | INCV. NAGARATHINAM | CPIR. THANGAVELU CLEMENCEAU | 3,92544.00% | 76.5% |
| OUPALAM | ADKP. K. LOGANATHAN | DMKSITHA. VEDANAYAGAM | 8588.58% | 74.6% |
| OZHUKARAI | ADKR. SOMASUNDARAM | DMKG. PERUMAL RAJA | 1,30112.21% | 82.2% |
| PALLOOR | INCA.V. SREEDHARAN | JNPT.K. CHANDRASEKHARAN | 1,82326.16% | 81.1% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | INCL. JOSEPH MARIADOSS | DMKLOUIS PRAGASAM CANNAYA | 84119.04% | 65.3% |
| REDDIARPALAYAM | INCV. BALAJI | CPIN. RANGANATHAN | 3,20523.09% | 69.5% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | JNPV. PETHAPERUMAL | INCT. MURUGESAN | 2,30216.51% | 74.5% |
| THIRUBUVANAI | DMKS. KOMALA | INCP. CATTAVARAYANE | 9949.41% | 78.1% |
| TIRUNALLAR | INDA. SONUDARARENGAN | DMKR. KAMALAKKANNAN | 7718.21% | 80.9% |
| VILLENOUR | INCR. SUBRAYA COUNDER | DMKM. VENUGOPAL | 5094.68% | 79.1% |
| YANAM | INCKAMICHETTY SRI PARASSORAMA VARAPRASSADA RAO | INDRATCHA HARIKRISHNA | 3865.55% | 86.6% |
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.