Puducherry assembly election, Apr 1996
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 72.64% turnout.
Seats
30
Candidates
270
18 women, 1 elected
Turnout
72.64%
4.6 lakh of 6.34 lakh
Leading party
INC
9 of 30 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 9 | -6 | 20 | 1,16,618 | 25.34% | -4.67 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 7 | +3 | 18 | 1,05,392 | 22.90% | -1.82 |
| TMCMTMCM | 5 | +5 | 5 | 42,485 | 9.23% | — |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3 | +3 | 10 | 57,678 | 12.53% | — |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -1 | 157 | 47,126 | 10.24% | +1.10 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | +1 | 3 | 29,964 | 6.51% | +1.52 |
| JDJanata Dal | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20,360 | 4.42% | -2.31 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 1 | +1 | 5 | 11,544 | 2.51% | -0.41 |
| MDMKMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14,657 | 3.18% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,996 | 1.30% | -1.39 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5,217 | 1.13% | +0.35 |
| MGRKMGRK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,295 | 0.28% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 692 | 0.15% | -0.34 |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 5 | 575 | 0.12% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 571 | 0.12% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 0.03% | — |
- INC9 (30%)
- DMK7 (23%)
- TMCM5 (17%)
- ADMK3 (10%)
- IND2 (7%)
- CPI2 (7%)
- Others2 (7%)
- INC9
- DMK7
- TMCM5
- ADMK3
- IND2
- CPI2
- Others2
- INC9
- DMK7
- TMCM5
- ADMK3
- IND2
- CPI2
- JD1
- PMK1
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Closest contest
THIRUBUVANAI
won by 121 (0.79%)
Biggest victory
KARAIKAL
won by 6,528 (48.93%)
Highest turnout
YANAM
85.48%
Lowest turnout
BUSSY
58.87%
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained10 (33%)
- Changed hands20 (67%)
10 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 20 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
- DMK
- TMCM
- ADMK
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANKUPPAM | PMKS. RAMSINGH | DMKT. JAYAMOORTHY | 1,0535.40% | 76.5% |
| BAHOUR | TMCMM. KANDASAMY | INCP. RAJAVELU | 7004.59% | 81.7% |
| BUSSY | INCC.M. ACHRAFF | CPIABDUL RACHIDE | 83017.39% | 58.9% |
| CASSICADE | INDP. KANNAN | INCS. NARAYANASAMY | 3,30632.14% | 64.4% |
| COTCHERY | INCR. NALAMAGARAJAN | INDG. PANJAVARNAM | 1,66210.35% | 76.6% |
| EMBALOM | JDR. RAJARAMAN | INCK. PAKKIRIAMMAL | 4,85736.66% | 73.8% |
| KARAIKAL | DMKA.M.H. NAZEEM | ADMKH.M. ABDUL KADER | 6,52848.93% | 66.2% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | INCA.V. SUBRAMANIAN | DMKS. SAVARIRAJAN | 1,95916.87% | 74.2% |
| KURUVINATHAM | INCT. THIAGARAJAN | MDMKR. RAMANATHAN | 1871.27% | 83.9% |
| LAWSPET | DMKN. KESAVAN | INCM.O.H.F. SHAJAHAN | 6,23120.61% | 69.9% |
| MAHE | INCE. VALSARAJ | INDMANOLY MUHAMMAD | 2692.93% | 75.5% |
| MANNADIPETH | TMCMK. RAJASEGARAN | INCN. RAJARAM | 1,2477.94% | 79.7% |
| MODELIARPETH | CPIM. MANJINI | INCV. KOTHANDARAMAN SABABATHY | 3,10213.54% | 69.5% |
| MUTHIALPET | ADMKS. ANANDAVELU | DMKG. PALANIRAJA | 2,91114.88% | 68.4% |
| NEDUNCADU | DMKA. MARIMUTHU | INCM. CHANDIRAKASU | 1,78314.20% | 81.3% |
| NELLITHOPE | DMKR.V. JANAKIRAMAN | ADMKD. RAMACHANDIREN | 1,4498.61% | 68.6% |
| NERAVY-GRAND ALDEE | DMKV.M.C. SIVAKUMAR | INDS.T.P. DIRAVIDAMANI | 3,21022.59% | 76.1% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | INCV. VAITHILINGAM | INDV. MUTHUNARAYANA REDDIAR | 2,52718.33% | 80.2% |
| ORLEAMPETH | DMKR. SIVA | ADMKK. PARASURAMAN, B.A.B.L. | 2,99818.18% | 66.0% |
| OSSUDU | TMCMV. NAGARATHINAM | INCN. MARIMUTHU | 2,14815.65% | 76.1% |
| OUPALAM | TMCMS. RATHINAM @ MANOHAR | ADMKU.C. ARUMUGHAM | 1,0007.40% | 70.1% |
| OZHUKARAI | ADMKK. NATARAJAN | DMKR.R. SOMASUNDARAM | 1,5428.13% | 71.9% |
| PALLOOR | INCA.V. SREEDHARAN | JDPANANGATIL KHADER | 1,32414.13% | 72.8% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | DMKS.P. SIVAKUMAR | INCA. GANDHIRASU | 1,53833.38% | 64.4% |
| REDDIARPALAYAM | CPIR. VISWANATHAN | ADMKNA, MANIMARAN | 11,24042.84% | 60.6% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | INCN. RANGASAMY | JDV. PETHAPERUMAL | 2,2909.85% | 70.9% |
| THIRUBUVANAI | ADMKS. ARASI | DMKK. JAYARAJ | 1210.79% | 74.3% |
| TIRUNALLAR | INCR. KAMALAKANNAN | DMKA. SOUNDARENGAN | 1,1259.01% | 77.6% |
| VILLENOUR | TMCMC. JAYAKUMAR | INCP. ANANDBASKARAN | 5,69630.13% | 81.6% |
| YANAM | INDMALLADI KRISHNA RAO | INCVELAGA RAJESWARA RAO | 4,84335.73% | 85.5% |
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.