1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

27 April 1996

30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered633,635
Turnout75.33%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader R. V. Janakiraman
Party INC DMK
Seats before 15 4
Seats won 9 7
Seat change Decrease6 Increase3
Popular vote 28.39% 25.65%

CM before election

V. Vaithilingam
INC

Elected CM

R. V. Janakiraman
DMK

Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in April 1996, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.[1][2] The Indian National Congress won the most seats, but the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the popular vote, and R. V. Janakiraman was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.[3][4]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress116,61825.349–6
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam105,39222.907+3
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam57,67812.533+3
Tamil Maanila Congress42,4859.235New
Communist Party of India29,9646.512+1
Janata Dal20,3604.4210
Pattali Makkal Katchi11,5442.511New
Others29,1266.3300
Independents47,12610.242–1
Total460,293100.00300
Valid votes460,29396.43
Invalid/blank votes17,0363.57
Total votes477,329100.00
Registered voters/turnout633,63575.33
Source: ECI[5]

Elected members

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
Assembly Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
#k Names % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
1Muthialpet69.96%S. Anandavelu AIADMK11,00956.26%G. Palani Raja DMK8,09841.39%2,911
2Cassicade66.08%P. Kannan Independent6,50163.21%S. Narayanasamy INC3,19531.06%3,306
3Raj Bhavan65.39%S. P. Sivakumar DMK2,69758.54%A. Gandhirasu INC1,15925.16%1,538
4Bussy60.37%C. M. Achraff INC2,20846.26%A. Abdul Rachide CPI1,37828.87%830
5Oupalam72.39%S. Rathinam @ Manohar TMC(M)6,86650.79%U. C. Arumugam AIADMK5,86643.39%1,000
6Orleampeth68.14%R. Siva DMK8,10549.16%K. Parasuraman AIADMK5,10730.97%2,998
7Nellithope69.88%R. V. Janakiraman DMK8,80352.31%D. Ramachandiren AIADMK7,35443.70%1,449
8Mudaliarpet71.54%M. Manjini CPI11,38049.69%V. Sababady Kothandraman INC8,27836.15%3,102
9Ariankuppam79.25%S. Ramsingh PMK7,38237.86%T. Jayamoorthy DMK6,32932.46%1,053
10Embalam78.31%R. Rajaraman JD8,31162.73%K. Pakkiriammal INC3,45426.07%4,857
11Nettapakkam83.58%V. Vaithilingam INC7,56354.86%V. Muthunarayana Reddiar Independent5,03636.53%2,527
12Kuruvinatham87.32%T. Thiagarajan INC7,20948.85%R. Ramanathan MDMK7,02247.58%187
13Bahour83.48%M. Kandasamy TMC(M)7,92151.95%P. Rajavelu INC7,22147.36%700
14Thirubuvanai79.23%S. Arasi AIADMK5,70737.08%K. Jayaraj DMK5,58636.29%121
15Mannadipet82.77%K. Rajasegaran TMC(M)8,11351.63%N. Rajaram INC6,86643.69%1,247
16Ossudu80.14%V. Nagarathinam TMC(M)7,38053.78%N. Marimuthu INC5,23238.13%2,148
17Villianur83.35%C. Jayakumar TMC(M)12,20564.56%P. Anandabaskaran INC6,50934.43%5,696
18Ozhukarai75.71%K. Natarajan AIADMK7,79441.10%R. R. Somasundaram DMK6,25232.97%1,542
19Thattanchavady72.14%N. Rangaswamy INC9,98942.95%V. Pethaperumal JD7,69933.11%2,290
20Reddiarpalayam62.82%R. Viswanathan CPI17,20665.58%Na. Manimaran AIADMK5,96622.74%11,240
21Lawspet71.79%N. Kesavan DMK16,44254.40%M. O. H. F. Shahjahan INC10,21133.78%6,231
22Cotchery78.37%R. Nalamagarajan INC7,63047.53%G. Panjavarnam Independent5,96837.17%1,662
23Karaikal North67.73%A. M. H. Nazeem DMK9,47471.01%H. M. Abdul Kader AIADMK2,94622.08%6,528
24Karaikal South75.45%A. V. Subramanian INC6,67657.48%S. Savarirajan DMK4,71740.61%1,959
25Neravy T R Pattinam78.01%V. M. C. Sivakumar DMK7,59553.44%S. T. P. Diravidamani Independent4,38530.85%3,210
26Thirunallar78.92%R. Kamalakannan INC6,06348.53%A. Soundarengan DMK4,93839.53%1,125
27Nedungadu83.17%A. Marimuthu DMK6,89954.93%M. Chandirakasu INC5,11640.74%1,783
28Mahe76.06%E. Valsaraj INC4,18445.58%Manoli Muhammad Independent3,91542.65%269
29Palloor74.44%A. V. Sreedharan INC4,25345.40%Panangatil Khader JD2,92931.27%1,324
30Yanam86.68%Malladi Krishna Rao Independent8,44562.31%Velaga Rajeshwara Rao INC3,60226.58%4,843

See also

References

  1. "Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule". The Week (Indian magazine). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022. 9th election: 1996 - The Congress was the single-largest party in the 1996 election in Puducherry, winning nine seats with a vote share of 25 per cent. The DMK, its principle adversary, won seven seats, with a vote share of nearly 23 per cent
  2. "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1996" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. Bosco Dominique (10 June 2019). "Former Puducherry chief minister RV Janakiraman dead". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. "Pondicherry Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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