Puducherry · PC 1
Puducherry
Lok Sabha General Election 1996
633,635
Electors
460,322
Votes polled
72.65%
Turnout
284
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
M.O.H. Farook
Won
Male
|
INC | 183,986 | 39.97% |
| 2 |
S. Arumugham
Male
|
DMK | 183,702 | 39.91% |
| 3 |
S. Thiyagarajan
Male
|
BJP | 20,351 | 4.42% |
| 4 |
Bavany Madura Cavy
Female
|
PMK | 19,792 | 4.30% |
| 5 |
R. Balasubramanian
Male
|
MDMK | 13,397 | 2.91% |
| 6 |
K. Manivannan
Male
|
IND | 8,801 | 1.91% |
| 7 |
M.P. Mathimaharaja
Male
|
IND | 7,425 | 1.61% |
| 8 |
S.K.C. Guedjendirane
Male
|
BSP | 4,005 | 0.87% |
| 9 |
D. Deenadayalan
Male
|
ICS | 3,819 | 0.83% |
| 10 |
G. Thiruvengadam
Male
|
IND | 1,922 | 0.42% |
| 11 |
C.R. Tirougnana Sambandam
Male
|
IND | 1,866 | 0.41% |
| 12 |
L. Vengataraman
Male
|
JP | 1,823 | 0.40% |
| 13 |
Eswara Rao Geddam
Male
|
IND | 1,795 | 0.39% |
| 14 |
S. Dayalane
Male
|
IND | 1,513 | 0.33% |
| 15 |
T.Sivasubramanian @ Ravi
Male
|
IND | 1,394 | 0.30% |
| 16 |
T. Saravanan
Male
|
IND | 1,392 | 0.30% |
| 17 |
G. Elumalai
Male
|
IND | 806 | 0.18% |
| 18 |
V. Nadarajan
Male
|
IND | 794 | 0.17% |
| 19 |
S. Kamaraj
Male
|
IND | 791 | 0.17% |
| 20 |
K. Padmarajan
Male
|
IND | 497 | 0.11% |
| 21 |
P. Vijayakumar
Male
|
IND | 451 | 0.10% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Puducherry Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Ve. Vaithilingam
Male
INC
|
52.50% |
A. Namassivayam
Male
BJP
|
35.68% |
| 2019 |
Ve. Vaithilingam
Male
INC
|
56.26% |
Dr. Narayanasamy Kesavan
Male
AINRC
|
31.35% |
| 2014 |
R. Radhakrishnan
Male
AINRC
|
34.57% |
V. Narayanasamy
Male
INC
|
26.35% |
| 2009 |
Narayanasamy
INC
|
49.41% |
Ramadass. M
PMK
|
34.32% |
| 2004 |
Ramadass. M.
Male
PMK
|
49.95% |
Lalitha Kumaramangalam
Female
BJP
|
35.65% |
| 1999 |
M O H Farook
Male
INC
|
37.17% |
M Ramadass
Male
PMK
|
31.73% |
| 1998 |
S. Arumugham
Male
DMK
|
41.11% |
P. Shanmugam
Male
INC
|
32.12% |
| 1996 |
M.O.H. Farook
Male
INC
|
39.97% |
S. Arumugham
Male
DMK
|
39.91% |
| 1991 |
M.D.H. Farook
Male
INC
|
53.07% |
P.K. Lognathan
Male
DMK
|
35.81% |
| 1989 |
P. Shanmugam
Male
INC
|
50.47% |
N. Manimaran
Male
DMK
|
41.65% |
| 1984 |
P.Shammugam
Male
INC
|
58.86% |
C.P.Thirunavukkarasu
Male
DMK
|
36.07% |
| 1980 |
P. Shanmugam
Male
INC(I)
|
66.45% |
M.R. Lakshminarayanan
Male
JnP
|
26.66% |
| 1977 |
Aravinda Bala Pajanor
Male
ADK
|
53.32% |
Ansari Duraisamy
Male
NCO
|
44.44% |
| 1971 |
S. Mohan Kumaramangalam
Male
INC
|
66.27% |
N. Sethuramane
Male
NCO
|
27.96% |
| 1967 |
N. Sethuraman
Male
INC
|
39.83% |
S. Sadagopan
Male
IND
|
33.27% |