Puducherry assembly election, May 2006
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 85.73% turnout.
Seats
30
Candidates
218
12 women, 0 elected
Turnout
85.73%
5.65 lakh of 6.59 lakh
Leading party
INC
10 of 30 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 10 | -1 | 16 | 1,69,071 | 29.91% | +7.13 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 7 | 0 | 11 | 71,173 | 12.59% | -4.95 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3 | 0 | 18 | 90,699 | 16.04% | +3.48 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | +1 | 76 | 78,666 | 13.92% | +3.14 |
| PMCPMC | 3 | -1 | 9 | 53,139 | 9.40% | -0.84 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 2 | +2 | 2 | 21,507 | 3.80% | -3.91 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17,314 | 3.06% | +1.21 |
| MDMKMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | +1 | 3 | 13,977 | 2.47% | +1.44 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | -1 | 27 | 17,356 | 3.07% | -1.58 |
| DMDKDMDK | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15,405 | 2.73% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10,856 | 1.92% | +0.68 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,557 | 0.63% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1,107 | 0.20% | — |
| BVVPBVVP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 464 | 0.08% | — |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 364 | 0.06% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 281 | 0.05% | 0.00 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 0.04% | — |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 0.01% | — |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 0.01% | — |
- INC10 (33%)
- DMK7 (23%)
- ADMK3 (10%)
- IND3 (10%)
- PMC3 (10%)
- PMK2 (7%)
- Others2 (7%)
- INC10
- DMK7
- ADMK3
- IND3
- PMC3
- PMK2
- Others2
- INC10
- DMK7
- ADMK3
- IND3
- PMC3
- PMK2
- CPI1
- MDMK1
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Closest contest
NERAVY-GRAND ALDEE
won by 184 (1.17%)
Biggest victory
THATTANCHAVADY
won by 24,998 (83.47%)
Highest turnout
YANAM
96.68%
Lowest turnout
RAJ BHAVAN
76.58%
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2001), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained13 (43%)
- Changed hands17 (57%)
13 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 17 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
- ADMK
- IND
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANKUPPAM | PMKR.K.R. ANANTHARAMAN | PMCT. DJEAMOURTHY. | 1,8026.97% | 89.2% |
| BAHOUR | INCM. KANDASAMY | PMCP. RAJAVELU | 4,27623.02% | 90.8% |
| BUSSY | PMCANAND | DMKANNIBAL KENNEDY | 47110.52% | 79.6% |
| CASSICADE | PMCK. LAKSHMINARAYANAN | INCG. RAVICHANDIRAN | 2162.14% | 77.8% |
| COTCHERY | ADMKOMALINGAM.V | INCP.R.N.THIRUMURUGAN | 1,0225.08% | 87.3% |
| EMBALOM | DMKR. RAJARAMAN | INDL. PERIYASAMY | 5252.96% | 89.0% |
| KARAIKAL | DMKA.M.H. NAZEEM | DMDKA.J. ASSANA | 1911.50% | 80.3% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | PMCV.K.GANAPATHY | INCA.V. SUBRAMANIAN | 1,73912.01% | 86.7% |
| KURUVINATHAM | INCR. RADHAKRISHNAN | JD(S)B. NAVANEETHA KANNAN | 9,46354.30% | 90.0% |
| LAWSPET | INCM.O.H.F. SHAHJAHAN | ADMKG. ANANDHAMURUGESAN | 6,95816.70% | 80.6% |
| MAHE | INCE. VALSARAJ | CPMADV. T. ASHOK KUMAR | 1,94719.23% | 80.0% |
| MANNADIPETH | PMKP. ARULMURUGAN | INDN. RAJARAM | 1,8079.36% | 90.0% |
| MODELIARPETH | DMKDR. M.A.S. SUBRAMANIAN | PMCP. KANNAN | 1,4044.85% | 87.8% |
| MUTHIALPET | DMKNANDHA T. SARAVANAN | ADMKA. KASILINGAM | 4,87924.50% | 78.0% |
| NEDUNCADU | INDA.MARIMUTHU | INCCHANDIRAKASU.M | 8375.92% | 88.4% |
| NELLITHOPE | ADMKOM SAKTHI SEKAR @ S. SEKAR | DMKR.V. JANAKIRAMAN | 1,4437.51% | 84.4% |
| NERAVY-GRAND ALDEE | DMKV.M.C. SIVAKKUMAR | INDV.M.C.V. GANAPATHY | 1841.17% | 86.6% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | INCV. VAITHILINGAM | PMCV. MUTHUNARAYANAN | 1,3367.61% | 90.3% |
| ORLEAMPETH | DMKR. SIVA | INDG. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY | 1,96012.13% | 85.4% |
| OSSUDU | INDA. ELUMALAI | INDP. SOUNDIRARADJOU PONNAS | 2,66214.35% | 92.2% |
| OUPALAM | ADMKANBALAGAN, A. | DMKU.C. ARUMUGAM | 3,06919.37% | 89.0% |
| OZHUKARAI | INCA. NAMASSIVAYAM | ADMKK. NATARAJAN | 1,2484.27% | 88.3% |
| PALLOOR | INCA.V.SREEDHARAN | CPMT.K. GANGADHARAN | 1,47513.15% | 78.1% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | DMKS.P. SIVAKUMAR | PMCP.K. DEVADOSS. | 1,49638.16% | 76.6% |
| REDDIARPALAYAM | CPIR.VISWANATHAN | ADMKA.M. KRISHNAMURTHY | 3,3899.87% | 77.1% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | INCN. RANGASAMY | ADMKT. GUNASEKARAN | 24,99883.47% | 84.2% |
| THIRUBUVANAI | INCANGALANE | MDMKKOMALA.S | 4,15619.69% | 88.9% |
| TIRUNALLAR | MDMKP.R.SIVA | INCKAMALAKKANNAN.R | 2851.96% | 87.8% |
| VILLENOUR | INDJ. NARAYANASAMY | INCC. DJEACOUMAR | 1,5096.24% | 89.0% |
| YANAM | INCMALLADI KRISHNA RAO | INDRAKSHAHARIKRISHNA | 6,30634.81% | 96.7% |
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.