PUDUCHERRY · 1996
Seats30
Electors6.34 L
Votes polled4.77 L
Median turnout76.8%
Party standings
Indian National Congress
9
of 30 seats · 30%
7 short of a majority
Indian National Congress
9
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
7
Tamil Maanila Congress (MOOPANAR)
5
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3
Communist Party Of India
2
Independent
2
Pattali Makkal Katchi
1
Janata Dal
1
Vote share by party
| Party | Seats | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 9 | 25.3% | |
| DMK | 7 | 22.9% | |
| TMC(M) | 5 | 9.2% | |
| OTHERS | 4 | 23.6% | |
| ADMK | 3 | 12.5% | |
| CPI | 2 | 6.5% |
Every seat
| # | Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Margin | Margin % | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muthialpet | S. Anandavelu | AIADM | 20,141 | 2,911 | 14.5 | 70.4 |
| 2 | Cassicade | P. Kannan | IND | 10,623 | 3,306 | 31.1 | 66.5 |
| 3 | Raj Bhavan | S.P. Sivakumar | DMK | 4,721 | 1,538 | 32.6 | 66.0 |
| 4 | Bussy | C.M. Achraff | INC | 4,940 | 830 | 16.8 | 60.9 |
| 5 | Oupalam | S. Rathinam @ Manohar | TMCM | 14,032 | 1,000 | 7.1 | 72.7 |
| 6 | Orleampeth | R. Siva | DMK | 17,129 | 2,998 | 17.5 | 68.6 |
| 7 | Nellithope | R.V. Janakiraman | DMK | 17,279 | 1,449 | 8.4 | 70.4 |
| 8 | Modeliarpeth | M. Manjini | CPI | 23,760 | 3,102 | 13.1 | 72.1 |
| 9 | Ariankuppam | S. Ramsingh | PMK | 20,304 | 1,053 | 5.2 | 79.7 |
| 10 | EmbalomSC | R. Rajaraman | JD | 14,107 | 4,857 | 34.4 | 78.5 |
| 11 | Nettapakkam | V. Vaithilingam | INC | 14,396 | 2,527 | 17.6 | 83.8 |
| 12 | Kuruvinatham | T. Thiagarajan | INC | 15,394 | 187 | 1.2 | 87.5 |
| 13 | BahourSC | M. Kandasamy | TMCM | 15,658 | 700 | 4.5 | 83.9 |
| 14 | ThirubuvanaiSC | S. Arasi | AIADM | 16,439 | 121 | 0.7 | 79.4 |
| 15 | Mannadipeth | K. Rajasegaran | TMCM | 16,344 | 1,247 | 7.6 | 82.9 |
| 16 | OssuduSC | V. Nagarathinam | TMCM | 14,484 | 2,148 | 14.8 | 80.3 |
| 17 | Villenour | C. Jayakumar | TMCM | 19,403 | 5,696 | 29.4 | 83.8 |
| 18 | Ozhukarai | K. Natarajan | AIADM | 20,018 | 1,542 | 7.7 | 75.9 |
| 19 | Thattanchavady | N. Rangasamy | INC | 23,936 | 2,290 | 9.6 | 73.0 |
| 20 | Reddiarpalayam | R. Viswanathan | CPI | 27,396 | 11,240 | 41.0 | 63.3 |
| 21 | Lawspet | N. Kesavan | DMK | 31,249 | 6,231 | 19.9 | 72.3 |
| 22 | Cotchery | R. Nalamagarajan | INC | 16,628 | 1,662 | 10.0 | 79.3 |
| 23 | Karaikal | A.M.H. Nazeem | DMK | 13,835 | 6,528 | 47.2 | 68.6 |
| 24 | Karaikal South | A.V. Subramanian | INC | 11,936 | 1,959 | 16.4 | 76.2 |
| 25 | Neravy-Grand Aldee | V.M.C. Sivakumar | DMK | 14,668 | 3,210 | 21.9 | 78.5 |
| 26 | Tirunallar | R. Kamalakannan | INC | 12,796 | 1,125 | 8.8 | 79.4 |
| 27 | NeduncaduSC | A. Marimuthu | DMK | 12,937 | 1,783 | 13.8 | 83.7 |
| 28 | Mahe | E. Valsaraj | INC | 9,339 | 269 | 2.9 | 76.8 |
| 29 | Palloor | A.V. Sreedharan | INC | 9,679 | 1,324 | 13.7 | 75.2 |
| 30 | Yanam | Malladi Krishna Rao | IND | 13,758 | 4,843 | 35.2 | 86.8 |