Puducherry assembly election, May 2026
30 assembly constituencies in Puducherry, 91.11% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Puducherry
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINRCAINRC | 12 | +2 | 16 | 2,00,292 | 23.12% | -2.73 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5 | -1 | 13 | 1,19,036 | 13.74% | -4.77 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 4 | -2 | 10 | 1,05,583 | 12.19% | -1.47 |
| INDIndependent | 3 | -3 | 117 | 75,185 | 8.68% | -4.00 |
| TVKTVK | 2 | +2 | 28 | 1,44,817 | 16.72% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 1 | -1 | 22 | 1,51,934 | 17.54% | +1.84 |
| LJKLJK | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19,903 | 2.30% | — |
| NYMKNYMK | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15,543 | 1.79% | — |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | +1 | 2 | 9,399 | 1.09% | -3.05 |
| NTKNTK | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11,813 | 1.36% | -2.01 |
| VCKViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,232 | 0.14% | -0.53 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1,057 | 0.12% | — |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 800 | 0.09% | — |
| TMTHKTMTHK | 0 | 0 | 8 | 695 | 0.08% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 556 | 0.06% | +0.03 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 402 | 0.05% | -0.85 |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 299 | 0.03% | — |
| AIPTMMKAIPTMMK | 0 | 0 | 4 | 270 | 0.03% | — |
| NADLMMKLKNADLMMKLK | 0 | 0 | 5 | 225 | 0.03% | — |
| LJDLJD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 0.01% | — |
| AJPKAJPK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 0.01% | — |
| DMMKDMMK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 0.01% | — |
| RTSMJDRTSMJD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0.01% | — |
| AMMAMM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0.00% | — |
| PRJNTIPPRJNTIP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0.00% | — |
- AINRC12 (40%)
- DMK5 (17%)
- BJP4 (13%)
- IND3 (10%)
- TVK2 (7%)
- INC1 (3%)
- Others3 (10%)
- AINRC12
- DMK5
- BJP4
- IND3
- TVK2
- INC1
- Others3
- AINRC12
- DMK5
- BJP4
- IND3
- TVK2
- INC1
- LJK1
- NYMK1
- Others1
Constituency performance
From the 30 results in Puducherry
Seat change
Against Puducherry's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2021), 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
- AINRC
- DMK
- BJP
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 30 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–30 of 30
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIANKUPPAM | AINRCC. Aiyappan @ Mouttayappan | INCVizayalakshmy Djeamourthy | 6031.75% | 92.0% |
| BAHOUR | DMKR. Senthil Kumar | AINRCT. Thiagarajan | 2,3978.73% | 95.8% |
| EMBALAM | AINRCE. Mohandoss | INCM. Candassamy | 4,06112.88% | 95.3% |
| INDIRA NAGAR | AINRCP.v. Aroumougame @ Akd | TVKS. Mourougane | 5841.95% | 92.1% |
| KADIRGAMAM | INDAzhagu @ Azhaganantham | AINRCK.s.p @ S. Ramesh | 7,00424.58% | 90.1% |
| KALAPET | DMKSenthil @ Ramesh | BJPP.m.l. Kalyanasundaram | 4471.42% | 92.9% |
| KAMARAJ NAGAR | LJKJose Charles Martin | INCP.k. Devadoss | 10,20532.68% | 88.4% |
| KARAIKAL NORTH | AINRCP.r.n. Thirumurugan | INCA.m. Ranjith | 2,6539.08% | 87.3% |
| KARAIKAL SOUTH | DMKA.m.h. Nazeem | INCAvs Sakthivel Prabu | 5,86222.97% | 84.7% |
| LAWSPET | AINRCV.p. Sivakolundhu | INCM. Vaithianathan | 1,4175.29% | 89.3% |
| MAHE | INDAdv. T. Ashok Kumar | INCRamesh Parambath | 1,1154.68% | 78.7% |
| MANAVELY | TVKB.ramu | BJPEmbalam Selvam @ Selvam. R | 3,0939.55% | 93.9% |
| MANGALAM | AINRCN. Rangasamy | DMKS.s. Rangan | 7,05019.91% | 95.4% |
| MANNADIPET | BJPA. Namassivayam | INCT.p.r. Selvame | 6,11020.71% | 94.8% |
| MUDALIARPET | BJPA. Johnkumar | DMKL. Sambath | 2,3717.60% | 90.3% |
| MUTHIALPET | AINRCVaiyapuri Manikandan | INCEeram G. Rajendran | 9524.04% | 90.2% |
| NEDUNGADU | INDDr. V. Vigneswaran | AINRCC. Chandira Priyanga | 4,49915.82% | 89.7% |
| NELLITHOPE | DMKV. Cartigueyane | INDOmsakthisekar | 8503.43% | 92.2% |
| NERAVY-T.R.PATTINAM | BJPTksm Meenatchisundaram | DMKM. Nagathiyagarajan (ntr) | 2,0187.60% | 88.8% |
| NETTAPAKKAM | AINRCP. Rajavelu | INCG. Anbarasan | 6,68923.29% | 94.9% |
| ORLEAMPETH | NYMKG. Nehru Alias Couppoussamy | DMKS. Gopal | 1,2016.13% | 90.2% |
| OUPALAM | ADMKA Anbalagan | TVKS Siva | 1,0264.46% | 90.3% |
| OUSSUDU | INCP. Karthikeyan | BJPE. Theeppainthan | 4,01812.84% | 95.4% |
| OZHUKARAI | AINRCK.narayanasamy Alias Nithyanandam | TVKSasibalan | 4,23411.80% | 89.1% |
| RAJ BHAVAN | DMKVignesh Kannan | BJPV. P. Ramalingame | 2871.53% | 88.9% |
| THATTANCHAVADY | AINRCN. Rangasamy | NYMKE. Vinayagam | 4,44118.84% | 88.6% |
| THIRUBHUVANAI | TVKAk. Sai J Saravanan Kumar | AINRCB. Kobiga | 7012.31% | 94.9% |
| THIRUNALLAR | BJPG.n.s. Rajasekaran | INCR. Kamalakannan | 9,52634.06% | 89.8% |
| VILLIANUR | AINRCB.ravicoumar | DMKR.siva | 1,9705.01% | 91.8% |
| YANAM | AINRCMalladi Krishna Rao | INCGollapalli Srinivas Ashok | 4,56812.75% | 94.3% |
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 2026?
AINRC won 12 of 30 seats in Puducherry, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Puducherry assembly election, May 2026?
Turnout was 91.11% — 8.66 lakh of 9.51 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Puducherry have?
Puducherry has 30 assembly seats.
