Puducherry assembly election, May 2016
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 82.87% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 14 | +7 | 20 | 2,25,941 | 28.94% | +3.64 |
| AINRCAINRC | 9 | -6 | 30 | 2,25,082 | 28.83% | -3.44 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4 | -1 | 30 | 1,34,597 | 17.24% | +3.26 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 | 0 | 9 | 70,836 | 9.07% | -1.79 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | 0 | 95 | 62,100 | 7.96% | -2.33 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 30 | 19,303 | 2.47% | +1.14 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8,567 | 1.10% | +0.14 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5,666 | 0.73% | -1.80 |
| VCKViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,915 | 0.50% | — |
| NTKNTK | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3,888 | 0.50% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,014 | 0.39% | -0.76 |
| DMDKDMDK | 0 | 0 | 6 | 850 | 0.11% | -0.76 |
| SDPISocial Democratic Party of India | 0 | 0 | 4 | 846 | 0.11% | +0.07 |
| MDMKMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 5 | 755 | 0.10% | — |
| IJKIJK | 0 | 0 | 22 | 639 | 0.08% | -0.02 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 579 | 0.07% | -0.06 |
| AGIMKAGIMK | 0 | 0 | 8 | 276 | 0.04% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 0.03% | -0.05 |
| TAVKTAVK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 187 | 0.02% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 0.01% | -0.01 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0.01% | -0.03 |
- INC14 (47%)
- AINRC9 (30%)
- ADMK4 (13%)
- DMK2 (7%)
- IND1 (3%)
- INC14
- AINRC9
- ADMK4
- DMK2
- IND1
- INC14
- AINRC9
- ADMK4
- DMK2
- IND1
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2011), 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
- INC
- AINRC
- ADMK
- DMK
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANKUPPAM | INCT. DJEAMOURTHY | ADMKDR. M.A.S.SUBRAMANIAN | 6,57121.21% | 86.4% |
| BAHOUR | INCDANAVELOU, N. | AINRCTHIAGARAJAN, T. | 2,80711.37% | 88.3% |
| EMBALAM | AINRCLAKSHMIKANDHAN, U. | ADMKGOVINDHARASU, K. | 6,55267.39% | 31.0% |
| INDIRA NAGAR | AINRCN. RANGASAMY | INCV. AROUMOUGAM A.K.D. | 3,40411.60% | 85.0% |
| KADIRGAMAM | AINRCN.S.J. JAYABAL @ AYYANAR | INDS. RAMESH | 3,80214.07% | 81.7% |
| KALAPET | INCM.O.H.F. SHAHJAHAN | INDP.M.L. KALYANASUNDARAM | 6342.26% | 87.6% |
| KAMARAJ NAGAR | INCVE. VAITHILINGAM | ADMKP. GANESAN | 5,10619.81% | 77.4% |
| KARAIKAL NORTH | AINRCP.R.N. THIRUMURUGAN | ADMKM.V.OMALINGAM | 3,29812.40% | 81.4% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | ADMKK.A.U. ASANA | DMKA.M.H. NAZEEM | 200.08% | 76.1% |
| LAWSPET | INCV.P. SIVAKOLUNDHU | INDM. VAITHIANATHAN | 6,44924.92% | 83.7% |
| MAHE | INDDR. V.RAMACHANDRAN | INCE. VALSARAJ | 2,1399.11% | 77.8% |
| MANAVELY | INCR.K.R. ANANTHARAMAN | AINRCG. SURESH | 2,7159.91% | 87.6% |
| MANGALAM | AINRCS.V. SUGUMARAN | DMKS. KUMARAVEL | 5,56317.78% | 89.8% |
| MANNADIPET | AINRCT.P.R. SELVAME | DMKA. KRISHNAN | 4191.56% | 87.2% |
| MUDALIARPET | ADMKA. BASKAR | AINRCV. BALAN | 5,38718.73% | 86.3% |
| MUTHIALPET | ADMKVAIYAPURI MANIKANDAN | AINRCJ. PREGASH KUMAR | 2,1649.17% | 81.8% |
| NEDUNGADU | AINRCCHANDIRAPRIYANGA | INCA. MARIMOTTOU | 1,0944.29% | 83.2% |
| NELLITHOPE | INCA. JOHNKUMAR | ADMKOMSAKTHI SEKAR | 12,14145.37% | 85.3% |
| NERAVY-T.R.PATTINAM | DMKA.GEETHA | ADMKVMC. SIVAKUMAR | 6,93627.84% | 84.8% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | INCVIZEAVENY, V. | AINRCRAJAVELU, P. | 1,4685.41% | 88.5% |
| ORLEAMPETH | DMKR. SIVA | AINRCG. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY | 2,98014.44% | 85.0% |
| OUPALAM | ADMKA. ANBALAGAN | DMKANNIBAL KENNEDY | 9083.86% | 87.5% |
| OUSSUDU | INCE. THEEPPAINTHAN | BJPSAI J SARAVANAN KUMAR | 2,3308.87% | 90.7% |
| OZHUKARAI | INCMNR. BALAN | AINRCN.G. PANNIRSELVAM | 7,10723.05% | 82.5% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | INCK. LAKSHMINARAYANAN | ADMKP. KANNAN | 2,22511.13% | 77.8% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | AINRCASHOK ANAND | CPIK. SETHU @ SETHUSELVAM | 7,45831.52% | 77.5% |
| THIRUBHUVANAI | AINRCB. KOBIGA | INCP. ANGALANE | 1,4325.27% | 89.2% |
| THIRUNALLAR | INCR. KAMALAKKANNAN | AINRCP. R. SIVA @ SIVASAKTHI | 2,87511.23% | 84.9% |
| VILLIANUR | INCA. NAMASSIVAYAM | AINRCJAYAKUMAR | 8,28126.26% | 85.8% |
| YANAM | INCMALLADI KRISHNA RAO | AINRCTIRIKOTY BAIRAVA SWAMY | 8,75425.82% | 92.7% |
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, May 2016?
Indian National Congress won 14 of 30 seats in Puducherry, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Puducherry assembly election, May 2016?
Turnout was 82.87% — 7.81 lakh of 9.42 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Puducherry have?
Puducherry has 30 assembly seats.
