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Puducherry assembly election, Feb 1991

30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 65.89% turnout.

Andaman and NicobarTelanganaAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDādra and Nagar Haveli and Damān and DiuDelhiGoaGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramNagalandOrissaPuducherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttaranchalWest BengalLakshadweepJammu and KashmirLadakh
Seats
30
Candidates
208
6 women, 1 elected
Turnout
65.89%
3.91 lakh of 5.93 lakh
Leading party
INC
15 of 30 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Puducherry

PartyWon+/−ContestedVotesShareShare +/−
INCIndian National Congress15+4191,17,28930.00%+4.96
ADKADK6+31067,79217.34%-0.83
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam4-51996,60724.71%+0.64
INDIndependent3+29135,7399.14%+1.16
JDJanata Dal1-3626,3216.73%-2.35
CPICommunist Party of India1-1319,5034.99%-0.09
PMKPattali Makkal Katchi001311,4022.92%-3.47
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)00210,5092.69%-0.42
BJPBharatiya Janata Party00123,0450.78%+0.27
JPJP00141,8990.49%—
PMMPMM0064140.11%—
TMMTMM00113630.09%+0.01
BKUSBKUS001290.01%—
ICSSCSICSSCS001170.00%-0.04
3030 SEATS
  • INC15 (50%)
  • ADK6 (20%)
  • DMK4 (13%)
  • IND3 (10%)
  • JD1 (3%)
  • CPI1 (3%)
  • INC15
  • ADK6
  • DMK4
  • IND3
  • JD1
  • CPI1
INC 15ADK 6DMK 4IND 3
  • INC15
  • ADK6
  • DMK4
  • IND3
  • JD1
  • CPI1

Constituency performance

From the 30 results in Puducherry

Closest contest
NELLITHOPE
won by 79 (0.55%)
Biggest victory
THATTANCHAVADY
won by 7,260 (40.34%)
Highest turnout
YANAM
82.66%
Lowest turnout
BUSSY
53.80%

Seat change

Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1990), matched constituency-for-constituency

30SEATS
  • Retained12 (40%)
  • Changed hands18 (60%)

12 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 18 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
0%12%24%36%48%196419691974197719801985199019911996200120062011201620212026INCADKDMKIND
  • INC
  • ADK
  • DMK
  • IND
TURNOUT
0%26%51%77%102%196419691974197719801985199019911996200120062011201620212026Turnout

Assembly seat results

All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30

Assembly seatWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
ARIANKUPPAMDMKP. SUBBURAYANPMKS. RAMSING1,1707.19%66.5%
BAHOURINDP. RAJAVELUINDE. RAJALINGAM1,92314.66%71.4%
BUSSYINCC. M.K ACHRAFFDMKG. PERULARAJA1,04119.86%53.8%
CASSICADEJDM. ELANGOINCP. SHANMUGAN4494.55%55.5%
COTCHERYINDR. NALAMAHARAJANINCM. VAITHILINGAM4593.36%73.7%
EMBALOMINCK. PAKKIRI AMMALJDR. RAJARAMAN1,58414.27%68.1%
KARAIKALDMKA. M. H. NAZEEMADKM. GNANADESIGAN2,42021.08%55.8%
KARAIKAL SOUTHINCA. V. SUBRAMANIANDMKS. SAVARIRAJAN2,46524.33%64.2%
KURUVINATHAMINCT. THIAGARAJANDMKN. VENGADASAMY2,75121.03%78.7%
LAWSPETINCP. KANANNCPMP. SANKARAN5,38724.59%64.5%
MAHEINCE. VALSARAJCPMK. V. RAGHAVAN2,67832.89%68.8%
MANNADIPETHINCN. RAJARAMDMKD. RAMACHANDRAN8976.04%76.3%
MODELIARPETHINDV. KOTHANDARAMAN ALIAS SABAPATHYCPIM. MANJINI3,93521.73%64.9%
MUTHIALPETADKM. BALASUBRAMANIAMDMKS. ANANDAVEDLU1,1156.37%62.1%
NEDUNCADUINCM. CHANDIRAKASUDMKS. A. MARIMUTHU1,13110.49%73.7%
NELLITHOPEDMKR. V. JANAKIRAMANADKN. R. SHANMUGAM790.55%58.0%
NERAVY-GRAND ALDEEADKV. M. C. V. GANAPATHYDMKV. M. C. SIVAKOUMAR2391.86%74.2%
NETTAPAKKAMINCV. VAITHILINGAMDMKR. SUBBARAYA COUNDER4,31335.24%69.4%
ORLEAMPETHADKK.PARASURAMANDMKN. MANIMARAN3,08421.08%56.9%
OSSUDUINCN. MARIMUTHUJDS. BALARAMAN3,13127.05%70.2%
OUPALAMADKU. C. ARUMUGANDMKN. NATHAMUTHU2,06916.12%63.9%
OZHUKARAIADKK. NATARAJANDMKM. RASAN ALIAS VAZHUMUNI2,28715.17%69.3%
PALLOORINCA. V. SREEDHARANJDK. M. RAJU MASTER2,30227.60%69.7%
RAJ BHAVANINCA. GANDHIRAJDMKS. P. SIVAKUMAR491.00%54.8%
REDDIARPALAYAMCPIR. VISWANATHANADKINDIRA MUNUSAMY6,61732.24%55.9%
THATTANCHAVADYINCN. RANGASAMYJDV. PETHAPERUMAL7,26040.34%63.4%
THIRUBUVANAIADKD. VISWANATHANDMKM. THANGAVELU2,51418.78%67.4%
TIRUNALLARDMKA. SOUNDARARENGANINDR. KAMALAKKANNAN1,40713.22%69.9%
VILLENOURINCP. ANANDABASKARANJDC. JAYAKUMAR1,4509.58%72.9%
YANAMINCVELAGA RAJESWARA RAODMKRAKSHA HART KRISHNA1,62714.62%82.7%

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.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the Puducherry assembly election, Feb 1991?

Indian National Congress won 15 of 30 seats in Puducherry, short of a majority on its own.

What was the voter turnout in the Puducherry assembly election, Feb 1991?

Turnout was 65.89% — 3.91 lakh of 5.93 lakh registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Puducherry have?

Puducherry has 30 assembly seats.