Puducherry assembly election, Feb 1990
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 71.80% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 11 | -4 | 17 | 1,05,207 | 25.04% | -7.64 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 9 | +4 | 18 | 1,01,127 | 24.07% | -5.02 |
| JDJanata Dal | 4 | +4 | 8 | 38,145 | 9.08% | — |
| ADKADK | 3 | -3 | 13 | 76,337 | 18.17% | +2.42 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | +2 | 3 | 21,323 | 5.07% | +0.34 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -1 | 77 | 33,557 | 7.99% | +1.60 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26,820 | 6.38% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13,042 | 3.10% | +1.32 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2,154 | 0.51% | +0.46 |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1,127 | 0.27% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 461 | 0.11% | — |
| TMMTMM | 0 | 0 | 11 | 369 | 0.09% | — |
| LKDBLKDB | 0 | 0 | 4 | 235 | 0.06% | — |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 0.04% | — |
| AMIAMI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 0.02% | — |
- INC11 (37%)
- DMK9 (30%)
- JD4 (13%)
- ADK3 (10%)
- CPI2 (7%)
- IND1 (3%)
- INC11
- DMK9
- JD4
- ADK3
- CPI2
- IND1
- INC11
- DMK9
- JD4
- ADK3
- CPI2
- IND1
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1985), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained17 (57%)
- Changed hands13 (43%)
17 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 13 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
- INC
- DMK
- JD
- ADK
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANKUPPAM | JDA. BAKTHKAVACHALAM | ADKGOPALUSAMY ALIAS G. D. CHANDRAN | 6853.90% | 72.3% |
| BAHOUR | JDP. RAJAVELU | INCM. RAJAGOPALAN | 3,04421.39% | 78.1% |
| BUSSY | INCC. M. ACHRAFF | DMKS. BABU ANSARDEEN | 2294.11% | 58.3% |
| CASSICADE | INCP. KANNAN | DMKS. ANANDAVELU | 9458.22% | 65.7% |
| COTCHERY | INCM. VAITHILINGAM | INDG. PANJAVARNAM | 1400.97% | 79.2% |
| EMBALOM | JDK. DEIVANAYAGAM | INDK. SIVALOGANATHAN | 1,1068.75% | 77.9% |
| KARAIKAL | INCS. M. THAVASU | JDG. RANGAYEN | 1,61112.40% | 63.6% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | ADKS. RAMASSAMY | DMKS. SAVARIRAJAN | 1,78416.71% | 68.2% |
| KURUVINATHAM | DMKR. RAMANATHAN | ADKP. PURUSHOTHAMAN | 1,76512.79% | 83.8% |
| LAWSPET | INCM. O. H. FAROOK | CPMP. SANKARAN | 2,89912.16% | 71.4% |
| MAHE | INCE. VALSARAJ | CPMMUKKATH JAYAN | 1,83820.03% | 78.6% |
| MANNADIPETH | DMKD. RAMACHANDIRAN | ADKR. SOMASUNDARAM | 1,59210.41% | 79.1% |
| MODELIARPETH | CPIM. MANJINI | INCV. KOTHANDARAMAN ALIAS SABABATHY | 8564.36% | 71.2% |
| MUTHIALPET | DMKG. PALANIRAJA | ADKR. KALIPAERUMAL ALIAS PERUMAL | 2,17711.48% | 66.5% |
| NEDUNCADU | INCM. CHANDIRAKASSU | INDR. KUPPUSAMY | 3,58332.31% | 76.4% |
| NELLITHOPE | DMKR. V. JANKIRAMAN | ADKB. MANIMARAN | 5303.34% | 64.5% |
| NERAVY-GRAND ALDEE | ADKV. GANAPATHY | DMKV. M. C. SIVAKUMAR | 8446.15% | 80.2% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | INCV. VAITHILINGAM | DMKN. DEVADASS | 4,13931.24% | 76.5% |
| ORLEAMPETH | DMKN. MANIMARAN | ADKM. PANDURANGAN | 5073.17% | 62.7% |
| OSSUDU | INCN. MARIMUTHU | JDP. SUNDARARASU | 1,72813.44% | 78.3% |
| OUPALAM | DMKN. NAGHAMUTHU | ADKP. K. LOGANATHAN | 1,42210.40% | 68.7% |
| OZHUKARAI | DMKM. RASAN ALIAS VAZHUMUNI | ADKM. PADMANABHAN | 1,79311.08% | 76.0% |
| PALLOOR | INCA. V. SREEDHARAN | INDK. GANGADHARAN | 2,71229.97% | 76.2% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | DMKS. P. SIVAKUMAR | INCL. JOSEPH MARIADOSS | 1512.84% | 61.6% |
| REDDIARPALAYAM | CPIR. VISWANATHAN | INCV. BALAJI | 2,67112.17% | 62.6% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | JDV. PETHAPERUMAL | INCN. RANGASAMY | 9825.30% | 66.4% |
| THIRUBUVANAI | ADKD. VISWANATHAN | DMKN. VEERAPPAN | 1,52410.49% | 73.4% |
| TIRUNALLAR | INDR. KAMALAKKANNAN | DMKA. SOUNDARARENGAN | 4263.69% | 76.5% |
| VILLENOUR | INCP. ANANDA BASKARAN | DMKM. VENUGOPAL | 3,73624.03% | 76.1% |
| YANAM | DMKRAKSHA HARIKRISHNA | INCVELAGA RAJESHWARA RAO | 1,60514.90% | 85.0% |
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 1990?
Indian National Congress won 11 of 30 seats in Puducherry, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Puducherry assembly election, Feb 1990?
Turnout was 71.80% — 4.2 lakh of 5.85 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Puducherry have?
Puducherry has 30 assembly seats.
