Puducherry assembly election, May 2021
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 81.68% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINRCAINRC | 10 | +1 | 16 | 2,16,249 | 25.85% | -2.98 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6 | +4 | 13 | 1,54,858 | 18.51% | +9.44 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 6 | +6 | 9 | 1,14,298 | 13.66% | +11.19 |
| INDIndependent | 6 | +5 | 116 | 1,06,098 | 12.68% | +4.73 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2 | -12 | 14 | 1,31,393 | 15.71% | -13.24 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | -4 | 5 | 34,623 | 4.14% | -13.10 |
| NTKNTK | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28,189 | 3.37% | +2.87 |
| MNMMNM | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15,835 | 1.89% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7,522 | 0.90% | -0.20 |
| VCKViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5,633 | 0.67% | +0.17 |
| AMMKAmma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4,637 | 0.55% | — |
| DMDKDMDK | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2,524 | 0.30% | +0.19 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1,169 | 0.14% | +0.07 |
| IJKIJK | 0 | 0 | 21 | 996 | 0.12% | +0.04 |
| SDPISocial Democratic Party of India | 0 | 0 | 4 | 711 | 0.08% | -0.02 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 321 | 0.04% | -0.35 |
| PUDUCHERRY…PUDUCHERRYDEVELOPMENTPARTY | 0 | 0 | 4 | 199 | 0.02% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 0.02% | -0.01 |
| MYINDIAPAR…MYINDIAPARTY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 0.02% | — |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 141 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| PURATCHIBH…PURATCHIBHARATHAM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 0.01% | — |
- AINRC10 (33%)
- DMK6 (20%)
- BJP6 (20%)
- IND6 (20%)
- INC2 (7%)
- AINRC10
- DMK6
- BJP6
- IND6
- INC2
- AINRC10
- DMK6
- BJP6
- IND6
- INC2
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2016), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained9 (30%)
- Changed hands21 (70%)
9 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 21 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
- AINRC
- DMK
- BJP
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANKUPPAM | AINRCR. BASKAR @ DATCHANAMOURTTY | INCT. DJEAMOURTHY | 6,41819.52% | 82.5% |
| BAHOUR | DMKR SENTHILKUMAR | AINRCN DHANAVELOU | 2110.80% | 87.9% |
| EMBALAM | AINRCU LAKSHMIKANDHAN | INCM CANDASSAMY | 2,2407.29% | 87.4% |
| INDIRA NAGAR | AINRCV. AROUMOUGAME @ AKD | INCM. Kannan | 18,53163.44% | 80.0% |
| KADIRGAMAM | AINRCK.S.P @ S. RAMESH | INCP. Selvanadane | 12,24645.35% | 76.3% |
| KALAPET | BJPP.M.L. KALYANASUNDARAM | INDA. SENTHIL @ RAMESH | 3,50811.79% | 84.5% |
| KAMARAJ NAGAR | BJPA. JOHNKUMAR | INCM.O.H.F. SHAJAHAN | 7,22924.31% | 76.8% |
| KARAIKAL NORTH | AINRCP.R.N. THIRUMURUGAN | INCA.V. SUBRAMANIAN | 1350.48% | 77.4% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | DMKA.M.H. NAZIM | ADMKK.A.U.ASSANA MARECAR | 12,03449.21% | 75.1% |
| LAWSPET | INCM. VAITHIANATHAN | BJPV. SAMINATHAN | 5,70121.72% | 79.0% |
| MAHE | INCRAMESH PARAMBATH | INDN. HARIDASAN MASTER | 3001.28% | 73.5% |
| MANAVELY | BJPEMBALAM SELVAM @ R.SELVAM | INCR. K. R. ANANTHARAMAN | 8,13227.16% | 85.2% |
| MANGALAM | AINRCDJEACOUMAR .C | DMKSUN. KUMARAVEL | 2,7518.25% | 86.3% |
| MANNADIPET | BJPA. NAMASSIVAYAM | DMKA. KRISHNAN @ A.K. KUMAR | 2,7509.54% | 87.8% |
| MUDALIARPET | DMKL. SAMBATH | ADMKA. BASKAR | 4,17914.15% | 81.1% |
| MUTHIALPET | INDJ. PRAKASH KUMAR | ADMKVAIYAPURI MANIKANDAN | 9343.99% | 77.1% |
| NEDUNGADU | AINRCCHANDIRA PRIYANGA | INCA. MARIMUTHU | 2,2148.26% | 82.9% |
| NELLITHOPE | BJPRICHARDS JOHNKUMAR | DMKV. CARTIGUEYANE | 4961.78% | 81.3% |
| NERAVY-T.R.PATTINAM | DMKM.NAGATHIYAGARAJAN | BJPV.M.C.S.MANOHAREN | 5,51121.19% | 81.5% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | AINRCP RAJAVELU | INCV VIZEAVENY | 6,63823.61% | 85.8% |
| ORLEAMPETH | INDG. NEHRU @ KUPPUSAMY | DMKS. GOPAL | 2,09310.33% | 80.5% |
| OUPALAM | DMKANNIBAL KENNEDY | ADMKA. ANBALAGAN | 4,78020.15% | 83.7% |
| OUSSUDU | BJPAK SAI J SARAVANAN KUMAR | INCP. KARTHIKEYAN | 1,8806.49% | 88.5% |
| OZHUKARAI | INDM. Sivasankar | AINRCN.G. PANNIR SELVAM | 8192.50% | 76.1% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | AINRCK. LAKSHMINARAYANAN | DMKS.P. SIVAKUMAR | 3,73219.17% | 72.7% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | AINRCN. Rangasamy | CPIK. SETHU @ SETHU SELVAM | 5,45623.13% | 75.1% |
| THIRUBHUVANAI | INDP. ANGALANE | AINRCB. KOBIGA | 2,3598.19% | 86.5% |
| THIRUNALLAR | INDPR. SIVA | BJPS. RAJASEKARAN | 1,3805.14% | 83.9% |
| VILLIANUR | DMKR. SIVA | AINRCS.V. SUGUMARAN | 6,95019.71% | 81.5% |
| YANAM | INDGOLLAPALLI SRINIVAS ASHOK | AINRCN.RANGASAMY | 6551.88% | 91.0% |
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 2021?
AINRC won 10 of 30 seats in Puducherry, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Puducherry assembly election, May 2021?
Turnout was 81.68% — 8.37 lakh of 10.2 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Puducherry have?
Puducherry has 30 assembly seats.
