Election history

Puducherry Lok Sabha Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1967 to 2024.

Lok Sabha15 Vidhan Sabha15

2024 2019 2014 2009 2004

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1999 1998 1996 1991 1989 1984 1980 1977 1971 1967

Current government

Who governs Puducherry today

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Chief Minister of Puducherry

N. RangasamyAINRC

In office since 27 Oct 2001 · 17 years, 3 months

Natesan Rangaswamy (born 4 August 1950) is an Indian politician who is serving as the Chief Minister of Puducherry since May 2021. He has previously served as the chief minister from 2001 to 2008 and from 2011 to 2016. He is the founding president of the political party All India N. R. Congress (AINRC), which was formed after a breakaway from the Indian National Congress in 2011.

Current seats

in the present Lok Sabha

Elections contested

Leading party, 2024

INC

1 of 1 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Lok Sabha elections in Puducherry.

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Lok Sabha seats in Puducherry

Party	2024	2019	2014	2009	2004	1999	1998	1996	1991	1989	1984	1980	1977	1971	1967
INC	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
AINRC	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PMK	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DMK	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Total seats	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Lok Sabha seats in Puducherry

INC
AINRC
PMK
DMK

Constituency performance

From the 1 results in Puducherry, 2024

Best performance

PUDUCHERRY

VE VAITHILINGAM, 52.73% share

Closest contest

PUDUCHERRY

won by 1,36,516 (16.90%)

Biggest victory

PUDUCHERRY

won by 1,36,516 (16.90%)

Seat change & vote share

Puducherry, 2024

Retained1 (100%)
Changed hands0 (0%)

1 constituencies were won by the same party as 2019; 0 changed hands.

Vote share by party

INC52.73%

BJP35.83%

NTK4.90%

ADMK3.11%

IND1.65%

SUCI0.26%

BSP0.19%

URPI0.12%

Result by election

2024National result →1 seats

INC1

2019National result →1 seats

INC1

2014National result →1 seats

AINRC1

2009National result →1 seats

INC1

2004National result →1 seats

PMK1

1999National result →1 seats

INC1

1998National result →1 seats

DMK1

1996National result →1 seats

INC1

1991National result →1 seats

INC1

1989National result →1 seats

INC1

1984National result →1 seats

INC1

1980National result →1 seats

INC(I)1

1977National result →1 seats

ADK1

1971National result →1 seats

INC1

1967National result →1 seats

INC1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Puducherry, most recent first

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V. Narayanasamy

INC

2016–2021

N. Rangasamy

AINRCIncumbent

2001–present

P. Shanmugam

INC

2000–2001

R. V. Janakiraman

DMK

1996–2000

Constituencies

1 current, 2 under former boundaries · showing 1–3 of 3

No.	Constituency	Reservation	Elections	Last contested
1	PUDUCHERRY	GEN	4	2024
1	PONDICHERRYformer boundary	GEN	9	2004
1	PONDICHERRYformer boundary	GEN	2	1971

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.