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2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

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The fifteenth legislative assembly election was held on 6 April 2021 to elect members from 30 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly in the union territory of Puducherry in India.[1][2]

2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
← 2016 6 April 2021 2026 →
All 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.88%(Decrease3.2pp)
  Majority party Minority party
  VNarayanasamy.jpg N Rangaswamy.jpg
Leader V. Narayanasamy N. Rangaswamy
Party INC All India N.R. Congress
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader since 2016 2011
Leader's seat Not Contesting Thattanchavady Yanam
Last election 15 8
Seats before 9[lower-alpha 1] 7[lower-alpha 2]
Puducherry Electoral Constituencies Map.svg
Chief Minister before election

President's rule
Nonpartisan

Elected Chief Minister

TBD

Background

In the previous elections in 2016, the election brought a change of power as the All India N.R. Congress (AINRC), which had formed the government under N. Rangaswamy, lost its majority to the Indian National Congress (INC), led by V. Narayanasamy.

In the previous elections in 2016 Indian National Congress (INC) emerged as Single Largest Party[3] with 15 seats, with the support of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) the government was formed.[4]

Campaigning

Issues

Campaign controversies

Party campaigns

Party manifestos

Campaign finance

Schedule

Event Date
Date for Nominations 12 March 2021
Last Date for filing Nominations 19 March 2021
Date for scrutiny of nominations 20 March 2021
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 22 March 2021
Date of poll 6 April 2021
Date of counting 2 May 2021
Date before which the election shall be completed 24 May 2021

Parties and alliances

 
Constituency sharing of UPA allies for the 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

  United Progressive Alliance

Party Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Indian National Congress INC   V. Narayanasamy 14
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK   M. K. Stalin 13
Communist Party of India CPI   A. M. Saleem 1
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi VCK   Thol. Thirumavalavan 1
Independent IND Whistle Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok 1

CPI(M) contests in one seat, Muthialpet, and supports this alliance in all other seats.

 
Constituency sharing of NDA allies for the 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
All India N.R. Congress AINRC   N. Rangaswamy 16
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP   A. Namassivayam 9
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK   A. Anbazhagan 5

PMK supports this alliance without contesting in any seat.

  Parties not in any coalition

Party Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Naam Tamilar Katchi NTK   Seeman 28
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam DMDK

 

Vijayakanth 26
Makkal Needhi Maiam MNM

 

Kamal Haasan 22
Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi IJK File:Indian Election Symbol Auto Rickshaw.png T. R. Paarivendhar 21
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M)   K. Balakrishnan 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation CPI(ML)L Dipankar Bhattacharya 1

Candidates

List Of Candidates[5]
Assembly Constituency UPA NDA MNM NTK AMMK DMDK IJK
# Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate
Puducherry District
1 Mannadipet DMK A. Krishnan BJP A. Namassivayam MNM P. Gopalakrishnan NTK Chitra AMMK C. Dhanavelu DMDK S. Manikandan IJK -
2 Thirubuvanai DMK A. Mugilan AINRC B.Gobika MNM Durai Ramesh NTK Ranjith AMMK K. Silambarasan DMDK T. Vinayagamoorthy IJK -
3 Ossudu (SC) INC Karthikeyan BJP J. Saravana Kumar MNM K. Sankar NTK Geetha Priya AMMK Muthalu Venkatesan DMDK R. Babou IJK -
4 Mangalam DMK Sankumaravel AINRC C. Jayakumar MNM M. Subramani NTK Bharath Kalai AMMK M. Ganapathi DMDK S. Patchaiappan IJK -
5 Villianur DMK R. Siva AINRC S.V.Sugumaran MNM A. Banumathi NTK Praveena AMMK K. Kumaravel DMDK A. Fazil IJK -
6 Ozhukarai VCK D.Angalane AINRC G.Pannirselvam MNM R. Pazhanivelan NTK Priya AMMK R.K. Raja (A) Ezhumalai DMDK Gilbert IJK -
7 Kadirkamam INC P. Selvanathan AINRC S.Ramesh MNM - NTK Subhasri AMMK Selva Ganesan DMDK S. Motcharajan IJK -
8 Indira Nagar INC M. Kannan AINRC V. Arumugam A.K.D. MNM P. Sakthivel NTK Devika AMMK D. Mohan DMDK K. Ezhumalai IJK -
9 Thattanchavady CPI K. Sethu Selvam AINRC N. Rangaswamy MNM R. Rajendhiran NTK Ramesh AMMK Vimala Sri DMDK S. T. Narassingam IJK -
10 Kamaraj Nagar INC M. O. H. F. Shahjahan BJP A. Johnkumar MNM - NTK Sharmila Begum AMMK Munnuswamy DMDK N.Nadarajan IJK -
11 Lawspet INC M. Vaithianathan BJP V. Saminathan MNM D. Sathiya Moorthi NTK Nirmal Singh AMMK L. Kamachi DMDK A. Boopalan IJK -
12 Kalapet DMK S. Muthuvel BJP P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram MNM R. Chandra Mohan NTK Kamaraj AMMK P. Kaliamurthy DMDK S. Hariharan IJK -
13 Muthialpet INC S. Senthil Kumaran AIADMK Vaiyapuri Manikandan MNM K. Saravanan NTK FarithaBegum AMMK K.Murugan DMDK A. Arunagiri IJK -
14 Raj Bhavan DMK S.P. Sivakumar AINRC K. Lakshminarayanan MNM S. Paruvadha Vardhnie NTK Anthony Sharmila AMMK G. Satishkumar DMDK - IJK -
15 Oupalam DMK V. Anipaul Kennedy AIADMK A. Anbalagan MNM P. Santhosh Kumar NTK Devi Priya AMMK Baskar DMDK V. Sasikumar IJK -
16 Orleampeth DMK S. Gopal AIADMK Omsakthi Sekar MNM S. Saktivel NTK Karunanidhi AMMK A. Siraj (A) Kanimuhammed DMDK R. Cadiressan IJK -
17 Nellithope DMK V. Karthikeyan BJP Vivilian Richards Johnkumar MNM P.Murugesan NTK Sasikumar SDPI R.Anifa DMDK A. Poovaragavan IJK -
18 Mudaliarpet DMK L. Sampath AIADMK A. Baskar MNM M. Ari Krishnan NTK Velavan AMMK M. Manikandan DMDK - IJK -
19 Ariankuppam INC T. Jayamurthy AINRC R.Datchanamourtty MNM V. RuthraKumaran NTK Sundaravadivelu SDPI A.Mohamad Kassim DMDK Lourdusamy IJK -
20 Manavely INC R. K. R. Anantharaman BJP Embalam R. Selvam MNM Sundarambal Malarvizhi NTK Elangovan AMMK R. Veerapudhiran DMDK V. Thirunavukarasu IJK -
21 Embalam INC M. kandassamy AINRC U.LakshmiKandhan MNM N. Somanathan NTK Kumaran AMMK E. Balashankar DMDK - IJK -
22 Nettapakkam INC V.Vijayaveny AINRC P.Rajavelu MNM B. Gnana Oly NTK Gowri AMMK Selvam DMDK - IJK -
23 Bahour DMK R. R. Senthil AINRC N.Danavelu MNM C Dinesh NTK Gnanaprakash AMMK Velmurugan DMDK - IJK -
Karaikal District
24 Nedungadu INC A. Marimuthu AINRC S.ChandraPriyanga MNM - NTK Nivedha AMMK Rajendran DMDK - IJK -
25 Thirunallar INC R. Kamalakannan BJP G. N. S. Rajasekaran MNM - NTK Sikkandar Badsha AMMK Dharbaranyam DMDK - IJK -
26 Karaikal North INC A. V. Subramanian AINRC P.R.N Thirumurugan MNM K. Suresh NTK Anushya SDPI M. Thameem Kani DMDK Lourdusamy IJK -
27 Karaikal South DMK A.M.H. Nazeem AIADMK K. A. U. Asana MNM - NTK Maari Anthuvan AMMK S. Mohamed Seedique DMDK - IJK A. Nepoliean
28 Neravy T R Pattinam DMK M. Nagathiyagarajan BJP V. M. C. S. Manokaran MNM - NTK Muhammed Yusuf AMMK C. Dhandapani DMDK - IJK -
Mahe District
29 Mahe INC Ramesh Parambath AINRC V. P. Abdul Rahman MNM - NTK - SDPI - DMDK - IJK -
Yanam District
30 Yanam IND Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok AINRC N. Rangaswamy MNM - NTK - AMMK Peddapatti Rajeshbabu DMDK - IJK -

Polls & Surveys

Opinion polls

Date published Polling agency Lead
NDA UPA Others
03 April 2021 Thanthi TV[6] 21-27 3-9 0 12-24
24 March 2021 Patriotic Voter [7] 18 12 0 6
15 March 2021 ABP News - CVoter[8] 16-20 10-14 0 2-10
8 March 2021 Times Now - CVoter[9] 18 12 0 6
1 March 2021 Patriotic Voter [10] 19 11 0 8

Exit Polls

Date published Polling agency Lead
NDA UPA Others
29 April 2021 Republic TV-CNX[11] 16-20 11-13 - 5-7
29 April 2021 Patriotic Voter [12] 18 12 - 6
29 April 2021 ABP-C Voter[13] 19-23 6-10 1-2 9-17

Voter Turnout

S.No. District Vote %
1. Karaikal 80.07
2. Puducherry 82.01
3. Yanam 91.27[14]
4. Mahé 73.53[15]
Total 81.69[16]

Result

Results by Party and Alliance

NDA SEATS UPA SEATS Others SEATS
AINRC 10 INC 2 AMMK 0 NTK 0
BJP 6 DMK 6 DMDK 0
AIADMK 0 CPI 0 MNM 0
VCK 0 IJK 0
IND 1 CPI(M) 0
IND 5
Total 16 Total 9 Total 0 Total 6
Change   4 Change   8 Change   Change   4

Results by District

District Seats
NDA UPA Oth.
Puducherry 23 14 5 4
Karaikal 5 2 2 1
Mahe 1 0 1 0
Yanam 1 0 1 0
Total 30 16 9 5

Results by constituency

Results
Assembly Constituency Turnout
(%) 		Winner Runner Up Margin
# Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
Puducherry District
1 Mannadipet A. Namassivayam Bharatiya Janata Party 14939 51.82% A. Krishnan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 12189 42.28% 2750
2 Thirubuvanai TBD TBD
3 Ossudu TBD TBD
4 Mangalam C. Jayakumar All India N.R. Congress 16972 50.89% Sankumaravel Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 14221 42.64% 2751
5 Villianur TBD TBD
6 Ozhukarai TBD TBD
7 Kadirkamam S. Ramesh All India N.R. Congress 17775 65.82% P. Selvanadane Indian National Congress 5529 20.47 12246
8 Indira Nagar TBD TBD
9 Thattanchavady TBD TBD
10 Kamaraj Nagar A. Johnkumar Bharatiya Janata Party 16687 56.11% M. O. H. F. Shahjahan Indian National Congress 9458 31.8% 7229
11 Lawspet TBD TBD
12 Kalapet TBD TBD
13 Muthialpet J. Prakash Kumar Independent 8778 37.48% Vaiyapuri Manikandan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7844 33.49% 934
14 Raj Bhavan TBD TBD
15 Oupalam V. Anipaul Kennedy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 13433 56.64% A. Anbalagan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8653 36.48% 4780
16 Orleampeth G. Nehru @ Kuppusamy Independent 9580 47.29% S. Gopal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7487 36.96% 2093
17 Nellithope Vivilian Richards Johnkumar Bharatiya Janata Party 11757 42.26 V. Karthikeyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 11261 40.47% 2214
18 Mudaliarpet TBD TBD
19 Ariankuppam TBD TBD
20 Manavely TBD TBD
21 Embalam TBD TBD
22 Nettapakkam TBD TBD
23 Bahour TBD TBD
Karaikal District
24 Nedungadu S. Chandra Priyanga All India N.R. Congress 10774 40.2% A. Marimuthu Indian National Congress 8560 31.94% 2214
25 Thirunallar TBD TBD
26 Karaikal North P. R. N. Thirumurugan All India N.R. Congress 12704 44.85% A. V. Subramanian Indian National Congress 12569 44.38% 135
27 Karaikal South TBD TBD
28 Neravy T R Pattinam TBD TBD
Mahe District
29 Mahe TBD TBD
Yanam District
30 Yanam Gollapalli Srinivasa Ashok Independent (politician) 16874 49.07 N. Rangasamy All India N.R. Congress 16228 47.20 646
Nominated MLAs
1
2
3

Government Formation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Puducherry CM Narayanasamy brokers truce between DMK, Congress". The New Indian Express. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "BJP alliance to sweep Puducherry assembly polls: Asianet-C fore pre-poll survey". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Congress emerges as the single largest party in Puducherry - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Congress-DMK front regains power in Pondy - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ "CANDIDATE AFFIDAVIT MANAGEMENT". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Thanthi TV Opinion Poll 2021".
  7. ↑ https://sites.google.com/view/puducherry2021/puducherry-scurvey
  8. ↑ "ABP CVoter Opinion Poll 2021: Voters' Mood Not In Favour Of Congress-Led Alliance In Puducherry, NDA Likely To Form Govt".
  9. ↑ "Puducherry pre-poll survey 2021: 'Congress likely to lose its grip; NDA projected to form govt'". www.timesnownews.com.
  10. ↑ https://sites.google.com/view/puducherry2021/puducherry-scurvey
  11. ↑ "Elections Exit Poll Results 2021 Live Updates: Exit polls show Mamata, Pinarayi and Sonowal holding on to power". The Indian Express. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  12. ↑ https://sites.google.com/view/puducherry2021/puducherry-scurvey
  13. ↑ "Elections Exit Poll Results 2021 Live Updates: Exit polls show Mamata, Pinarayi and Sonowal holding on to power". The Indian Express. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  14. ↑ https://www.thebharatexpressnews.com/pondicherry-2021-election-ut-registers-81-64-polls-as-congress-led-sda-locks-horns-with-nda-to-try-to-regain-ground-news-politics-the-bharat-express-news/
  15. ↑ https://www.thebharatexpressnews.com/pondicherry-2021-election-ut-registers-81-64-polls-as-congress-led-sda-locks-horns-with-nda-to-try-to-regain-ground-news-politics-the-bharat-express-news/
  16. ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/elections/assembly-elections-peaceful-polling-in-tn-kerala-puducherry-assam-and-bengal/article34256847.ece

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes 1 Congress MLA who defected from the party
  2. ↑ includes by–election results, NR Congress lost 1 seats and DMK gained 1 seat
   

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