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| Nellitope | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
 Location of Nellitope within Puducherry district | |
| District | Puducherry |
| Union territory | Puducherry |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Puducherry |
| Current constituency | |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| MLA | Richards Johnkumar |
| Reservation | None |
| Ex MLA | V. Narayanasamy |
Nellithope is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India. Nellithope assembly constituency is a part of Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | N. Ranganathan | People's Front | |
| 1969 | N. Ranganathan | Communist Party of India | |
| 1974 | R. Kannan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | R. Kannan | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | P. Ramalingam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1985 | R. V. Janakiraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1990 | R. V. Janakiraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1991 | R. V. Janakiraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1996 | R. V. Janakiraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2001 | R. V. Janakiraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2006 | Om Sakthi Sekhar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2011 | Om Sakthi Sekhar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | A. Johnkumar | Indian National Congress | |
| *2016 | V. Narayanasamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | Richards Johnkumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
- Bye election
Election Result[edit | edit source]
2021 Assembly election[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Richards Johnkumar | 11,757 | 42.26 | ||
| DMK | V. Cartigueyane | 11,261 | 40.47 | ||
| MNM | P Murugesan | 1,659 | 5.96 | ||
| NTK | S Sasi Kumar | 1,521 | 5.47 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 453 | 1.52 | ||
| Majority | 496 | 1.79 | |||
| Turnout | 27,823 | ||||
| BJP gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
References[edit | edit source]
- "Schedule XXII Puducherry Table A - Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2011.