1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

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1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
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30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered633,635
Turnout75.33%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Indian election symbol rising sun.svg
Leader V. Vaithilingam R. V. Janakiraman
Party INC DMK
Seats before 15 4
Seats won 9 7
Seat change Decrease 6 Increase 3
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]

Seat allotments

Congress Alliance

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Indian National Congress

V. Vaithilingam 20
2. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa 10

DMK-led Alliance

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi 18
2. Tamil Maanila Congress G. K. Moopanar 5
3. Communist Party of India Indrajit Gupta 3
4. Independent 4

List of Candidates

Constituency
INC+ DMK+
1 Muthialpet AIADMK S. Anandavelu DMK G. Palaniraja
2 Cassicade INC S. Narayanasamy Independent P. Kannan
3 Raj Bhavan INC A. Gandhirasu DMK S.P. Sivakumar
4 Bussy INC C.M. Achraff CPI Abdul Rachide
5 Oupalam AIADMK U.C. Arumugham Tamil Maanila Congress S. Rathinam @ Manohar
6 Orleampeth AIADMK K. Parasuraman DMK R. Siva
7 Nellithope AIADMK D. Ramachandiren DMK R.V. Janakiraman
8 Modeliarpeth INC V. Kothandaraman Sababathy CPI M. Manjini
9 Ariankuppam AIADMK S. Sreedharan DMK T. Jayamoorthy
10 Embalom (SC) INC K. Pakkiriammal DMK P. Muthukrishnan
11 Nettapakkam INC V. Vaithilingam DMK P.M. Mathy @ Subbarayan
12 Kuruvinatham INC T. Thiagarajan DMK A. Annapoorni
13 Bahour (SC) INC P. Rajavelu Tamil Maanila Congress M. Kandasamy
14 Thirubuvanai (SC) AIADMK S. Arasi DMK K. Jayaraj
15 Mannadipet INC N. Rajaram Tamil Maanila Congress K. Rajasegaran
16 Ossudu (SC) INC N. Marimuthu Tamil Maanila Congress V. Nagarathinam
17 Villenour INC P. Anandbaskaran Tamil Maanila Congress C. Jayakumar
18 Ozhukarai AIADMK K. Natarajan DMK R.R. Somasundaram
19 Thattanchavady INC N. Rangasamy DMK V. Rathinavelu
20 Reddiarpalayam AIADMK Na. Manimaran CPI R. Viswanathan
21 Lawspet INC M.O.H.F. Shajahan DMK N. Kesavan
22 Cotchery INC R. Nalamagarajan DMK S. Shanmugam
23 Karaikal AIADMK H.M. Abdul Kader DMK A.M.H. Nazeem
24 Karaikal South INC A.V. Subramanian DMK S. Savarirajan
25 Neravy-Grand Aldee AIADMK A.M.K. Balu DMK V.M.C. Sivakkumar
26 Tirunallar INC R. Kamalakannan DMK A. Soundarengan
27 Neduncadu (SC) INC M. Chandirakasu DMK A. Marimuthu
28 Mahe INC E. Valsaraj Independent Manoly Muhammad
29 Palloor INC A.V. Sreedharan Independent P.K. Sathyanandan
30 Yanam INC Velaga Rajeswara Rao Independent Malladi Krishna Rao

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress116,61825.349Decrease6
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam105,39222.907Increase3
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam57,67812.533Increase3
Tamil Maanila Congress42,4859.235New
Communist Party of India29,9646.512Increase1
Janata Dal20,3604.4210
Pattali Makkal Katchi11,5442.511New
Others29,1266.3300
Independents47,12610.242Decrease1
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 %
1 Muthialpet 69.96% S. Anandavelu AIADMK 11,009 56.26% G. Palani Raja DMK 8,098 41.39% 2,911
2 Cassicade 66.08% P. Kannan Independent 6,501 63.21% S. Narayanasamy INC 3,195 31.06% 3,306
3 Raj Bhavan 65.39% S. P. Sivakumar DMK 2,697 58.54% A. Gandhirasu INC 1,159 25.16% 1,538
4 Bussy 60.37% C. M. Achraff INC 2,208 46.26% A. Abdul Rachide CPI 1,378 28.87% 830
5 Oupalam 72.39% S. Rathinam @ Manohar Tamil Maanila Congress 6,866 50.79% U. C. Arumugam AIADMK 5,866 43.39% 1,000
6 Orleampeth 68.14% R. Siva DMK 8,105 49.16% K. Parasuraman AIADMK 5,107 30.97% 2,998
7 Nellithope 69.88% R. V. Janakiraman DMK 8,803 52.31% D. Ramachandiren AIADMK 7,354 43.70% 1,449
8 Mudaliarpet 71.54% M. Manjini CPI 11,380 49.69% V. Sababady Kothandraman INC 8,278 36.15% 3,102
9 Ariankuppam 79.25% S. Ramsingh PMK 7,382 37.86% T. Jayamoorthy DMK 6,329 32.46% 1,053
10 Embalam 78.31% R. Rajaraman JD 8,311 62.73% K. Pakkiriammal INC 3,454 26.07% 4,857
11 Nettapakkam 83.58% V. Vaithilingam INC 7,563 54.86% V. Muthunarayana Reddiar Independent 5,036 36.53% 2,527
12 Kuruvinatham 87.32% T. Thiagarajan INC 7,209 48.85% R. Ramanathan MDMK 7,022 47.58% 187
13 Bahour 83.48% M. Kandasamy Tamil Maanila Congress 7,921 51.95% P. Rajavelu INC 7,221 47.36% 700
14 Thirubuvanai 79.23% S. Arasi AIADMK 5,707 37.08% K. Jayaraj DMK 5,586 36.29% 121
15 Mannadipet 82.77% K. Rajasegaran Tamil Maanila Congress 8,113 51.63% N. Rajaram INC 6,866 43.69% 1,247
16 Ossudu 80.14% V. Nagarathinam Tamil Maanila Congress 7,380 53.78% N. Marimuthu INC 5,232 38.13% 2,148
17 Villianur 83.35% C. Jayakumar Tamil Maanila Congress 12,205 64.56% P. Anandabaskaran INC 6,509 34.43% 5,696
18 Ozhukarai 75.71% K. Natarajan AIADMK 7,794 41.10% R. R. Somasundaram DMK 6,252 32.97% 1,542
19 Thattanchavady 72.14% N. Rangaswamy INC 9,989 42.95% V. Pethaperumal JD 7,699 33.11% 2,290
20 Reddiarpalayam 62.82% R. Viswanathan CPI 17,206 65.58% Na. Manimaran AIADMK 5,966 22.74% 11,240
21 Lawspet 71.79% N. Kesavan DMK 16,442 54.40% M. O. H. F. Shahjahan INC 10,211 33.78% 6,231
22 Cotchery 78.37% R. Nalamagarajan INC 7,630 47.53% G. Panjavarnam Independent 5,968 37.17% 1,662
23 Karaikal North 67.73% A. M. H. Nazeem DMK 9,474 71.01% H. M. Abdul Kader AIADMK 2,946 22.08% 6,528
24 Karaikal South 75.45% A. V. Subramanian INC 6,676 57.48% S. Savarirajan DMK 4,717 40.61% 1,959
25 Neravy T R Pattinam 78.01% V. M. C. Sivakumar DMK 7,595 53.44% S. T. P. Diravidamani Independent 4,385 30.85% 3,210
26 Thirunallar 78.92% R. Kamalakannan INC 6,063 48.53% A. Soundarengan DMK 4,938 39.53% 1,125
27 Nedungadu 83.17% A. Marimuthu DMK 6,899 54.93% M. Chandirakasu INC 5,116 40.74% 1,783
28 Mahe 76.06% E. Valsaraj INC 4,184 45.58% Manoli Muhammad Independent 3,915 42.65% 269
29 Palloor 74.44% A. V. Sreedharan INC 4,253 45.40% Panangatil Khader JD 2,929 31.27% 1,324
30 Yanam 86.68% Malladi Krishna Rao Independent 8,445 62.31% Velaga Rajeshwara Rao INC 3,602 26.58% 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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