Vidhan Sabha · Puducherry · Puducherry Vidhan Sabha Election 1996
Indian National Congress (INC)
All candidates fielded in Puducherry Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 — with winner / runner-up, votes and margin.
20
Contested
9
Won
11
Lost
116,618
Total votes
Candidates
| # | Party candidate | Opponent | Constituency | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
M.O.H.F. Shajahan
Runner-up
10,211 votes
· 33.78%
|
N. Kesavan
Winner
DMK
· 16,442 votes
|
Lawspet · 21 | 6,231 |
| 2 |
N. Rangasamy
Winner
9,989 votes
· 42.95%
|
V. Pethaperumal
Runner-up
JD
· 7,699 votes
|
Thattanchavady · 19 | 2,290 |
| 3 |
V. Kothandaraman Sababathy
Runner-up
8,278 votes
· 36.15%
|
M. Manjini
Winner
CPI
· 11,380 votes
|
Modeliarpeth · 8 | 3,102 |
| 4 |
R. Nalamagarajan
Winner
7,630 votes
· 47.53%
|
G. Panjavarnam
Runner-up
IND
· 5,968 votes
|
Cotchery · 22 | 1,662 |
| 5 |
V. Vaithilingam
Winner
7,563 votes
· 54.86%
|
V. Muthunarayana Reddiar
Runner-up
IND
· 5,036 votes
|
Nettapakkam · 11 | 2,527 |
| 6 |
P. Rajavelu
Runner-up
7,221 votes
· 47.36%
|
M. Kandasamy
Winner
TMC(M)
· 7,921 votes
|
Bahour · 13 | 700 |
| 7 |
T. Thiagarajan
Winner
7,209 votes
· 48.85%
|
R. Ramanathan
Runner-up
MDMK
· 7,022 votes
|
Kuruvinatham · 12 | 187 |
| 8 |
N. Rajaram
Runner-up
6,866 votes
· 43.69%
|
K. Rajasegaran
Winner
TMC(M)
· 8,113 votes
|
Mannadipeth · 15 | 1,247 |
| 9 |
A.V. Subramanian
Winner
6,676 votes
· 57.48%
|
S. Savarirajan
Runner-up
DMK
· 4,717 votes
|
Karaikal South · 24 | 1,959 |
| 10 |
P. Anandbaskaran
Runner-up
6,509 votes
· 34.43%
|
C. Jayakumar
Winner
TMC(M)
· 12,205 votes
|
Villenour · 17 | 5,696 |
| 11 |
R. Kamalakannan
Winner
6,063 votes
· 48.53%
|
A. Soundarengan
Runner-up
DMK
· 4,938 votes
|
Tirunallar · 26 | 1,125 |
| 12 |
N. Marimuthu
Runner-up
5,232 votes
· 38.13%
|
V. Nagarathinam
Winner
TMC(M)
· 7,380 votes
|
Ossudu · 16 | 2,148 |
| 13 |
M. Chandirakasu
Runner-up
5,116 votes
· 40.74%
|
A. Marimuthu
Winner
DMK
· 6,899 votes
|
Neduncadu · 27 | 1,783 |
| 14 |
A.V. Sreedharan
Winner
4,253 votes
· 45.40%
|
Panangatil Khader
Runner-up
JD
· 2,929 votes
|
Palloor · 29 | 1,324 |
| 15 |
E. Valsaraj
Winner
4,184 votes
· 45.58%
|
Manoly Muhammad
Runner-up
IND
· 3,915 votes
|
Mahe · 28 | 269 |
| 16 |
Velaga Rajeswara Rao
Runner-up
3,602 votes
· 26.58%
|
Malladi Krishna Rao
Winner
IND
· 8,445 votes
|
Yanam · 30 | 4,843 |
| 17 |
K. Pakkiriammal
Runner-up
3,454 votes
· 26.07%
|
R. Rajaraman
Winner
JD
· 8,311 votes
|
Embalom · 10 | 4,857 |
| 18 |
S. Narayanasamy
Runner-up
3,195 votes
· 31.06%
|
P. Kannan
Winner
IND
· 6,501 votes
|
Cassicade · 2 | 3,306 |
| 19 |
C.M. Achraff
Winner
2,208 votes
· 46.26%
|
Abdul Rachide
Runner-up
CPI
· 1,378 votes
|
Bussy · 4 | 830 |
| 20 |
A. Gandhirasu
Runner-up
1,159 votes
· 25.16%
|
S.P. Sivakumar
Winner
DMK
· 2,697 votes
|
Raj Bhavan · 3 | 1,538 |