Puducherry assembly election, May 2001
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 72.44% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 11 | +2 | 21 | 1,08,700 | 22.78% | -2.55 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 7 | 0 | 15 | 83,679 | 17.54% | -5.36 |
| PMCPMC | 4 | +4 | 9 | 48,865 | 10.24% | — |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3 | 0 | 20 | 59,926 | 12.56% | +0.03 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | 0 | 74 | 51,402 | 10.77% | +0.54 |
| TMCMTMCM | 2 | -3 | 7 | 35,390 | 7.42% | -1.81 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | +1 | 5 | 22,164 | 4.65% | +3.51 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 0 | -1 | 10 | 36,788 | 7.71% | +5.20 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -2 | 2 | 8,835 | 1.85% | -4.66 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8,769 | 1.84% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,911 | 1.24% | -0.06 |
| MDMKMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4,910 | 1.03% | -2.16 |
| LJNSPLJNSP | 0 | 0 | 7 | 801 | 0.17% | — |
| PBPB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 377 | 0.08% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 260 | 0.05% | +0.03 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 0.04% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 0.03% | -0.12 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0.01% | — |
- INC11 (37%)
- DMK7 (23%)
- PMC4 (13%)
- ADMK3 (10%)
- IND2 (7%)
- TMCM2 (7%)
- Others1 (3%)
- INC11
- DMK7
- PMC4
- ADMK3
- IND2
- TMCM2
- Others1
- INC11
- DMK7
- PMC4
- ADMK3
- IND2
- TMCM2
- BJP1
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained15 (50%)
- Changed hands15 (50%)
15 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 15 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
- PMC
- ADMK
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANKUPPAM | INDJAYAMOORTHY .T. | PMKANANTHARAMAN .K.R. | 4,16219.23% | 74.1% |
| BAHOUR | PMCP. RAJAVELU | TMCMM. KANDASAMY | 2,63316.73% | 79.2% |
| BUSSY | DMKANNIBAL KENNEDY | ADMKBABU ANSARDEEN .S. | 2,18345.09% | 51.0% |
| CASSICADE | PMCLAKSHMINARAYANAN .K. | PMKMALAR MANNAN .R. | 1,77818.79% | 68.4% |
| COTCHERY | INCR. NALAMAGARAJAN | PMKM. RAMADASS | 1,67610.33% | 71.0% |
| EMBALOM | INCN. GANGADARAN | DMKS. PALANIVELU | 6364.35% | 74.9% |
| KARAIKAL | DMKA.M.H. NAZEEM | ADMKA.J. ASSANA | 2,30417.23% | 61.1% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | INCA.V. SUBRAMANIAN | PMCV.K. GANAPATHY | 9097.61% | 69.8% |
| KURUVINATHAM | PMCR. RADHAKRISHNAN | INCT. THIAGARAJAN | 2,02112.78% | 83.6% |
| LAWSPET | INCSHAJAHAN .M.O.H.F. | DMKKESAVAN .N. | 1,9675.86% | 65.4% |
| MAHE | INCE. VALSARAJ | INDMANOLI MUHAMMAD | 2,53526.79% | 72.9% |
| MANNADIPETH | ADMKD. RAMACHANDRAN | INCN. RAJARAM | 4,70229.08% | 79.1% |
| MODELIARPETH | DMKDR. SUBRAMANIAN .M.A.S. | INCSABAPATHY ALIAS KOTHANDARAMAN .V. | 1,5036.75% | 73.2% |
| MUTHIALPET | ADMKKASILINGAM .A. | DMKRAJA CHANDRASEKARAN | 1,91010.59% | 64.6% |
| NEDUNCADU | INCM. CHANDIRAKASU | DMKA. MARIMUTHU | 1,0608.40% | 76.1% |
| NELLITHOPE | DMKR.V. JANAKIRAMAN | ADMKDR. J. NANNAN | 1,94112.83% | 75.4% |
| NERAVY-GRAND ALDEE | DMKV.M.C. SIVAKUMAR | TMCMV.M.C.V. GANAPATHY | 2,93120.63% | 71.5% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | INCV. VAITHILINGAM | PMKK. DHANRAJU | 1,2138.00% | 79.4% |
| ORLEAMPETH | DMKSIVA .R. | ADMKCHEZHIAN .G. | 3,38521.98% | 70.2% |
| OSSUDU | PMCA. ELUMALAI | PMKS. BALARAMAN | 1641.06% | 81.2% |
| OUPALAM | ADMKANBALAGAN .A. | PMCPANDIAN .P. | 3,37223.73% | 72.9% |
| OZHUKARAI | TMCMA. NAMASSIVAYAM | ADMKK. NATARAJAN | 4,14318.54% | 71.9% |
| PALLOOR | INCA.V. SREEDHARAN | CPMP. DINESHAN | 1,46314.84% | 71.0% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | DMKSIVAKUMAR .S.P. | INCGANDHIRAJ .A. | 1,10026.40% | 65.7% |
| REDDIARPALAYAM | BJPA.M. KRISHNAMURTHY | CPIR. VISWANATHAN | 3,46113.56% | 70.1% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | INCN. RANGASAMY | JD(U)V. PETHAPERUMAL | 5,55422.84% | 67.8% |
| THIRUBUVANAI | INCP. ANGALAN | INDDURAI ARIVUDAINAMBI | 8044.84% | 76.2% |
| TIRUNALLAR | INCR. KAMALAKKANNAN | DMKARIVOLI .N.V.R. | 7756.04% | 74.2% |
| VILLENOUR | TMCMC. DJEACOUMAR | PMCJ. NARAYANASAMY | 4,08919.98% | 80.7% |
| YANAM | INDMALLADI KRISHNA RAO | BJPGOLLAPALLI GANGADHARA PRATAP | 2,97819.06% | 83.4% |
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, May 2001?
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, May 2001?
Turnout was 72.44% — 4.77 lakh of 6.59 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Puducherry have?
Puducherry has 30 assembly seats.
