PUDUCHERRY · 1985
Seats30
Electors3.88 L
Votes polled3.05 L
Median turnout80.1%
Party standings
Indian National Congress
15
of 30 seats · 50%
1 short of a majority
Indian National Congress
15
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
5
Janta Party
2
Independent
2
Vote share by party
| Party | Seats | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 15 | 32.7% | |
| ADK | 6 | 15.7% | |
| DMK | 5 | 29.1% | |
| OTHERS | 2 | 9.2% | |
| JNP | 2 | 8.6% | |
| CPI | — | 4.7% |
Every seat
| # | Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Margin | Margin % | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muthialpet | G. Palaniraja | DMK | 14,608 | 1,539 | 10.5 | 76.3 |
| 2 | Cassicade | P. Kannan | INC | 8,476 | 3,752 | 44.3 | 68.8 |
| 3 | Raj Bhavan | L. Joseph Mariadoss | INC | 4,461 | 841 | 18.9 | 66.0 |
| 4 | Bussy | C. M. Achraff | INC | 4,213 | 697 | 16.5 | 63.6 |
| 5 | Oupalam | P. K. Loganathan | AIADM | 10,121 | 858 | 8.5 | 75.5 |
| 6 | Orleampeth | M.A..S. Subramanian | AIADM | 12,037 | 1,556 | 12.9 | 93.9 |
| 7 | Nellithope | R.V.Janakiraman | DMK | 10,774 | 1,036 | 9.6 | 71.3 |
| 8 | Modeliarpeth | V. Sabapathy Kothandaraman | INC | 13,388 | 386 | 2.9 | 77.4 |
| 9 | Ariankuppam | P. Purushothaman | AIADM | 12,757 | 378 | 3.0 | 81.1 |
| 10 | EmbalomSC | K. Anbalagan | AIADM | 8,952 | 182 | 2.0 | 80.8 |
| 11 | Nettapakkam | V. Vaithilingam | INC | 9,615 | 4,369 | 45.4 | 82.7 |
| 12 | Kuruvinatham | R. Ramansthan | DMK | 10,449 | 846 | 8.1 | 85.8 |
| 13 | BahourSC | P. Uthiravelu | JP | 10,426 | 710 | 6.8 | 85.2 |
| 14 | ThirubuvanaiSC | S. Komala | DMK | 10,667 | 994 | 9.3 | 78.8 |
| 15 | Mannadipeth | D. Ramachandran | DMK | 11,436 | 1,465 | 12.8 | 86.3 |
| 16 | OssuduSC | V. Nagarathinam | INC | 9,011 | 3,925 | 43.6 | 77.3 |
| 17 | Villenour | R. Subraya Counder | INC | 11,024 | 509 | 4.6 | 80.1 |
| 18 | Ozhukarai | R. Somasundaram | AIADM | 10,743 | 1,301 | 12.1 | 82.9 |
| 19 | Thattanchavady | V. Pethaperumal | JP | 14,039 | 2,302 | 16.4 | 75.0 |
| 20 | Reddiarpalayam | V. Balaji | INC | 13,996 | 3,205 | 22.9 | 70.0 |
| 21 | Lawspet | M.O.H. Farook | INC | 14,748 | 3,647 | 24.7 | 78.3 |
| 22 | Cotchery | N. Vengadasalam | INC | 10,424 | 1,333 | 12.8 | 81.9 |
| 23 | Karaikal | V. Govindarajan | INC | 9,745 | 1,113 | 11.4 | 66.5 |
| 24 | Karaikal South | S. Ramassamy | IND | 8,235 | 1,415 | 17.2 | 73.6 |
| 25 | Neravy-Grand Aldee | V.M.C. Varada Pillai | AIADM | 10,933 | 750 | 6.9 | 83.3 |
| 26 | Tirunallar | A. Sonudararengan | IND | 9,498 | 771 | 8.1 | 81.8 |
| 27 | NeduncaduSC | M. Chandirakasu | INC | 8,751 | 3,196 | 36.5 | 79.4 |
| 28 | Mahe | P.K. Sathyanandan | INC | 6,989 | 976 | 14.0 | 82.1 |
| 29 | Palloor | A.V. Sreedharan | INC | 7,005 | 1,823 | 26.0 | 81.6 |
| 30 | Yanam | Kamichetty Sri Parassorama Varaprassada Rao Naidou | INC | 7,011 | 386 | 5.5 | 87.3 |