Puducherry Vidhan Sabha Election 2016
Highlights
1. NO OF CONSTITUENCIES| TYPE OF CONSTITUENCY | GEN | SC | ST | TOTAL | ||||
| NO OF CONSTITUENCIES | 25 | 5 | 0 | 30 | ||||
2. NO OF CONTESTANTS
| NO. OF CONTESTANTS IN A CONSTITUENCY | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | Above 15 |
| NO. OF SUCH CONSTITUENCIES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 1 |
TOTAL CONTESTANTS IN FRAY : 344
AVERAGE CONTESTANTS PER CONSTITUENCY : 11
MINIMUM CONTESTANTS IN A CONSTITUENCY : 8
MAXIMUM CONTESTANTS IN A CONSTITUENCY : 17
3. ELECTORS
| MALE | FEMALE | THIRD GENDER | TOTAL | |||||
| i. NO. OF ELECTORS (Including Service Electors) | 447444 | 494412 | 79 | 941935 | ||||
| ii. NO. OF ELECTORS WHO VOTED AT POLLING STATIONS | 368981 | 422427 | 69 | 791477 | ||||
| iii. POLLING PERCENTAGE | 82.46% | 85.44% | 87% | 84.03% | ||||
4. NO. OF VALID VOTES (EVM Valid+Postal Valid): 787103
5. NO. OF VOTES REJECTED (Postal): 503
6. NO. OF VOTES NOT RETRIEVED FROM EVM,TEST VOTES, REJECTED VOTES DUE TO OTHER REASON AND NOTA VOTES : 13836
7. NO. OF POLLING STATIONS: 930
8. AVERAGE NO. OF ELECTORS PER POLLING STATION: 1013
9. PERFORMANCE OF CONTESTING CANDIDATES
| MALE | FEMALE | THIRD GENDER | TOTAL | |||||
| i. NO. OF CONTESTANTS | 322 | 21 | 1 | 344 | ||||
| ii. ELECTED | 26 | 4 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| iii. FORFEITED DEPOSITS | 258 | 16 | 1 | 275 | ||||
Participating Political Parties
| ABBREVIATION | PARTY | |||||||
| NATIONAL PARTIES | ||||||||
| 1 . BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||||
| 2 . BSP | Bahujan Samaj Party | |||||||
| 3 . CPI | Communist Party of India | |||||||
| 4 . CPM | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |||||||
| 5 . INC | Indian National Congress | |||||||
| STATE PARTIES | ||||||||
| 6 . ADMK | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |||||||
| 7 . AINRC | All India N.R. Congress | |||||||
| 8 . DMK | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |||||||
| 9 . PMK | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |||||||
| STATE PARTIES - OTHER STATES | ||||||||
| 10 . DMDK | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |||||||
| 11 . JD(U) | Janata Dal (United) | |||||||
| 12 . RSP | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |||||||
| REGISTERED(Unrecognised) PARTIES | ||||||||
| 13 . AgIMK | Agila India Makkal Kazhagam | |||||||
| 14 . CPI(ML)(L) | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | |||||||
| 15 . IJK | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | |||||||
| 16 . MDMK | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |||||||
| 17 . ntk | Naam Tamilar Katchi | |||||||
| 18 . SDPI | SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF INDIA | |||||||
| 19 . tavk | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | |||||||
| 20 . VCK | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | |||||||
| INDEPENDENTS | ||||||||
| 21 . IND | Independent | |||||||
| 22 . NOTA | None of the Above | |||||||
Successful Candidates
| CONSTITUENCY | WINNER | SEX | PARTY | |||||
| 1 Mannadipet | T.P.R. Selvame | M | AINRC | |||||
| 2 Thirubhuvanai (SC) | B. Kobiga | F | AINRC | |||||
| 3 Oussudu (SC) | E. Theeppainthan | M | INC | |||||
| 4 Mangalam | S.V. Sugumaran | M | AINRC | |||||
| 5 Villianur | A. Namassivayam | M | INC | |||||
| 6 Ozhukarai | Mnr. Balan | M | INC | |||||
| 7 Kadirgamam | N.S.J. Jayabal @ Ayyanar | M | AINRC | |||||
| 8 Indira Nagar | N. Rangasamy | M | AINRC | |||||
| 9 Thattanchavady | Ashok Anand | M | AINRC | |||||
| 10 Kamaraj Nagar | Ve. Vaithilingam | M | INC | |||||
| 11 Lawspet | V.P. Sivakolundhu | M | INC | |||||
| 12 Kalapet | M.O.H.F. Shahjahan | M | INC | |||||
| 13 Muthialpet | Vaiyapuri Manikandan | M | ADMK | |||||
| 14 Raj Bhavan | K. Lakshminarayanan | M | INC | |||||
| 15 Oupalam | A. Anbalagan M | ADMK | ||||||
| 16 Orleampeth | R. Siva | M | DMK | |||||
| 17 Nellithope | A. Johnkumar | M | INC | |||||
| 18 Mudaliarpet | A. Baskar | M | ADMK | |||||
| 19 Ariankuppam | T. Djeamourthy | M | INC | |||||
| 20 Manavely | R.K.R. Anantharaman | M | INC | |||||
| 21 Embalam (SC) | Candassamy, M. | M | INC | |||||
| 22 Nettapakkam (SC) | Vizeaveny, V. | F | INC | |||||
| 23 Bahour | Danavelou, N. | M | INC | |||||
| 24 Nedungadu (SC) | Chandirapriyanga | F | AINRC | |||||
| 25 Thirunallar | R. Kamalakkannan | M | INC | |||||
| 26 Karaikal North | P.R.N. Thirumurugan | M | AINRC | |||||
| 27 Karaikal South | K.A.U. Asana | M | ADMK | |||||
| 28 Neravy T.R. Pattinam | A.Geetha | F | DMK | |||||
| 29 Mahe | Dr. V.Ramachandran | M | IND | |||||
| 30 Yanam | Malladi Krishna Rao | M | INC | |||||
Partywise Summary
| PARTY NAME | SEATS | |||||||
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4 | |||||||
| All India N.R. Congress | 8 | |||||||
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 | |||||||
| Independent | 1 | |||||||
| Indian National Congress | 15 | |||||||
Performance of Political Parties
| PARTY | SEATS CONTESTED | SEATS WON | FORFEITED DEPOSIT | VALID VOTES POLLED | % VOTES POLLED | |||
| NATIONAL PARTIES | ||||||||
| 1. BJP | 30 | 0 | 29 | 19303 | 2.41% | |||
| 2. BSP | 9 | 0 | 9 | 579 | 0.07% | |||
| 3. CPI | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8567 | 1.07% | |||
| 4. CPM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3014 | 0.38% | |||
| 5. INC | 21 | 15 | 2 | 244886 | 30.60% | |||
| 71 | 15 | 50 | 276349 | 34.53 | ||||
| STATE PARTIES | ||||||||
| 6. ADMK | 30 | 4 | 17 | 134597 | 16.82% | |||
| 7. AINRC | 30 | 8 | 8 | 225082 | 28.12% | |||
| 8. DMK | 9 | 2 | 2 | 70836 | 8.85% | |||
| 9. PMK | 24 | 0 | 24 | 5666 | 0.71% | |||
| 93 | 14 | 51 | 436181 | 54.50 | ||||
| STATE PARTIES - OTHER STATE | ||||||||
| 10. DMDK | 6 | 0 | 6 | 850 | 0.11% | |||
| 11. JD(U) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0.01% | |||
| 12. RSP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 0.01% | |||
| 9 | 0 | 9 | 964 | 0.12 | ||||
| REGISTERED (UNRECOGNISED) PARTIES | ||||||||
| 13. AgIMK | 8 | 0 | 8 | 276 | 0.03% | |||
| 14. CPI(ML)(L) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 0.03% | |||
| 15. IJK | 22 | 0 | 22 | 639 | 0.08% | |||
| 16. MDMK | 5 | 0 | 5 | 755 | 0.09% | |||
| 17. ntk | 26 | 0 | 26 | 3888 | 0.49% | |||
| 18. SDPI | 4 | 0 | 4 | 846 | 0.11% | |||
| 19. tavk | 2 | 0 | 2 | 187 | 0.02% | |||
| 20. VCK | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3915 | 0.49% | |||
| 75 | 0 | 75 | 10725 | 1.34 | ||||
| INDEPENDENTS | ||||||||
| 21. IND | 96 | 1 | 90 | 62884 | 7.86% | |||
| 96 | 1 | 90 | 62884 | 7.86 | ||||
| 22. NOTA | 30 | 0 | 30 | 13240 | 1.65% | |||
| 30 | 0 | 30 | 13240 | 1.65 | ||||
| Grand Total: | 374 | 30 | 305 | 800343 | 100.00 | |||