Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha Constituency in Puducherry

Puducherry
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Lok Sabha constituency

Interactive Map Outlining Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
Union Territory| Puducherry
Assembly constituencies| 30: Mannadipet, Thirubuvanai, Ossudu, Mangalam, Villianur, Ozhukarai, Kadirkamam, Indira Nagar, Thattanchavady, Kamaraj Nagar, Lawspet, Kalapett, Muthialpet, Raj Bhavan, Oupalam, Orleampeth, Nellithope, Mudaliarpet, Ariankuppam, Manavely, Embalam, Nettapakkam, Bahour, Nedungadu, Thirunallar, Karaikal North, Karaikal South, Neravy T R Pattinam, Mahe and Yanam
Established| 1967
Total electors| 10,23,699 (2024)
Reservation| None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

V. Vaithilingam

Party| Indian National Congress
Elected year| 2024

Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency covers the entire Union Territory of Puducherry. Pondicherry became a union territory after the implementation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1962[1] and changed its name to Puducherry in 2006.[2] This constituency first held elections in 1967 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Thirumudi N. Sethuraman of the Indian National Congress.

## History of the constituency

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Sethuraman represented the Indian National Congress (Organisation) in the 1971 election, which he lost to Mohan Kumaramangalam of the INC. The next election in 1977 was won by Aravinda Bala Pajanor of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). P. Shanmugam of the INC won the 1980 election and was re-elected in 1984 and 1989. M. O. H. Farook also of the INC served two terms from 1991 to 1998. In the 1998 election, S. Arumugham of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was elected as MP. Farook was re-elected in 1999 to serve a third term as MP. The next election in 2004 was won by M. Ramadass of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). V. Narayanasamy of the INC was elected in 2009 and was defeated in the next election in 2014 by R. Radhakrishnan of the All India N.R. Congress. Radhakrishnan's victory was the first time that the Lok Sabha seat was won by a member of a Puducherry regional party.[3] In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections Indian National Congress candidate V. Vaithilingam defeated All India N.R. Congress candidate Dr. Narayanasamy Kesavan by a record margin of 1,97,025 votes, this margin is the highest in the electoral history of Puducherry Parliamentary Constituency. Indian National Congress is the most successful party in this constituency by winning 10 out of 14 elections, in the other 4 elections, 2 times in 1977 and 2004 Indian National Congress party's alliance partners All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) won respectively.

Prior to independence, the colony sent a member to the French National Assembly.

## Assembly segments

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The constituency presently comprises all the thirty segments of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.[4]

Constituency
number  | Name  | MLA  | Party  | Party Leading
(in 2024)

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Puducherry District
1  | Mannadipet | A. Namassivayam |  | BJP |  | INC
2  | Thirubuvanai | P Angalane  |  | IND |  | INC
3  | Ossudu | A. K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar |  | BJP |  | INC
4  | Mangalam | C. Djeacoumar  |  | AINRC |  | INC
5  | Villianur | R. Siva |  | DMK |  | INC
6  | Ozhukarai | M.Sivasankar  |  | IND |  | INC
7  | Kadirkamam | S. Ramesh  |  | AINRC |  | INC
8  | Indira Nagar | V. Aroumougam A. K. D.  |  | AINRC |  | BJP
9  | Thattanchavady | N. Rangaswamy |  | AINRC |  | INC
10  | Kamaraj Nagar | A. Johnkumar |  | BJP |  | INC
11  | Lawspet | M. Vaithianathan |  | INC |  | INC
12  | Kalapet | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram |  | BJP |  | INC
13  | Muthialpet | J. Prakash Kumar  |  | IND |  | INC
14  | Raj Bhavan | K. Lakshminarayanan |  | AINRC |  | INC
15  | Oupalam | Anibal Kennedy |  | DMK |  | INC
16  | Orleampeth | G. Nehru  |  | IND |  | INC
17  | Nellithope | Richards Johnkumar |  | BJP |  | INC
18  | Mudaliarpet | L. Sambath |  | DMK |  | INC
19  | Ariankuppam | R. Baskar  |  | AINRC |  | INC
20  | Manavely | Embalam R. Selvam |  | BJP |  | INC
21  | Embalam | U Lakshmikandhan  |  | AINRC |  | INC
22  | Nettapakkam | P. Rajavelu  |  | AINRC |  | INC
23  | Bahour | R Senthilkumar  |  | DMK |  | INC
Karaikal District
24  | Nedungadu | Chandira Priyanga  |  | AINRC |  | INC
25  | Thirunallar | P.R Siva  |  | IND |  | INC
26  | Karaikal North | P. R. N. Thirumurugan  |  | AINRC |  | INC
27  | Karaikal South | A. M. H. Nazeem |  | DMK |  | INC
28  | Neravy T R Pattinam | M Nagathiyagarajan  |  | DMK |  | INC
Mahe District
29  | Mahe | Ramesh Parambath |  | INC |  | INC
Yanam District
30  | Yanam | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok |  | IND |  | BJP

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member | Party

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1967 | Thirumudi N. Sethuraman |  | Indian National Congress
1971 | Mohan Kumaramangalam
1977 | Aravinda Bala Pajanor |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 | P. Shanmugam |  | Indian National Congress
1984
1989
1991 | M. O. H. Farook
1996
1998 | S. Arumugham  |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 | M. O. H. Farook |  | Indian National Congress
2004 | M. Ramadass |  | Pattali Makkal Katchi
2009 | V. Narayanasamy |  | Indian National Congress
2014 | R. Radhakrishnan |  | All India N.R. Congress
2019 | V. Vaithilingam |  | Indian National Congress
2024

## Election results

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Vote share of winning candidates

|  |
2024 |

| 52.73%
2019 |

| 56.27%
2014 |

| 34.57%
2009 |

| 49.41%
2004 |

| 49.95%
1999 |

| 37.17%
1998 |

| 41.11%
1996 |

| 39.97%
1991 |

| 53.07%
1989 |

| 50.47%
1984 |

| 58.86%
1980 |

| 66.45%
1977 |

| 53.32%
1971 |

| 66.27%
1967 |

| 39.83%

### General Elections 2024

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2024 Indian general election : Puducherry Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | V. Vaithilingam | 426,005  | 52.73  | 3.54
| BJP | A. Namassivayam | 289,489  | 35.83  | N/A
| NTK | R. Meneka  | 39,603  | 4.90  | 2.01
| AIADMK | G. Thamizhvendhan  | 25,165  | 3.11  | N/A
| NOTA | None of the above  | 9,763  | 1.21  | 0.33
Margin of victory  | 136,516  | 16.90  | 8.01
Turnout | 807,940  | 78.92  | 2.33
Registered electors | 1,023,699  |  |
| INC hold | Swing |  |

### General election 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Puducherry Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | V. Vaithilingam | 444,981  | 56.27  | 29.92
| AINRC | K. Narayanasamy  | 2,47,956  | 31.36  | 3.21
| MNM | Mohammad Subramanian  | 38,068  | 4.81  | 4.81
| NTK | N. Sharmila Beham  | 22,857  | 2.89  | N/A
| Independent | N. Tamizh Marane  | 4,791  | 0.61  | N/A
| Independent | M. Krishnamurthy  | 3,579  | 0.45  | N/A
| BSP | A. G .Pathimaraj  | 2,689  | 0.34  | +0.06
| Independent | Ims. Balaji Naikar  | 2,546  | 0.32  | N/A
| AIMK  | K. Arunachalam  | 2,201  | 0.28  | N/A
| Independent | D. Ramesh  | 1,653  | 0.21  | N/A
| PDDP  | S. Baskaran  | 1,319  | 0.17  | N/A
| SUCI(C) | U. Muthu  | 1,285  | 0.16  | N/A
| Independent | S. Thangavelu  | 1,002  | 0.13  | N/A
| Independent | Krishna Rajan Don  | 1,000  | 0.12  | N/A
| CPI(ML)L | S. Mothilal  | 905  | 0.11  | +0.05
| Independent | Tiravitamankai  | 870  | 0.11  | N/A
| ACDP  | S. Thirugnanam  | 674  | 0.09  | N/A
| Independent | V. Ramamurthi  | 642  | 0.08  | N/A
| Independent | K. Ramadass  | 543  | 0.07  | N/A
| NOTA | None of the above  | 12,199  | 1.54  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 1,97,025  | 24.91  |
Turnout | 7,90,895  | 81.25  |
| INC gain from AINRC | Swing | +29.92  |

### General election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Puducherry[5][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AINRC | R. Radhakrishnan | 255,826  | 34.57  | N/A
| INC | V. Narayanasamy | 1,94,972  | 26.35  | −23.06
| AIADMK | M. V. Omalingam  | 1,32,657  | 17.93  | N/A
| DMK | A. M. H. Nazeem | 60,580  | 8.19  | N/A
| PMK | R. K. R. Anantharaman  | 22,754  | 3.07  | −31.25
| CPI | R. Viswanathan | 12,709  | 1.72  | N/A
| AAP | V. Rangarajan  | 8,307  | 1.12  | N/A
| Independent | Sanjivganthi S.  | 5,896  | 0.80  | N/A
| Independent | P. Asaravel  | 3,472  | 0.47  | N/A
| Independent | M. Ramadass  | 2,494  | 0.34  | N/A
| BSP | S. Krishnamoorthy  | 2,060  | 0.28  | −0.33
| Independent | S. Ezhilarasan  | 1,777  | 0.24  | N/A
| Independent | G. Shanmugam  | 1,726  | 0.23  | N/A
| Independent | Ramamurthi  | 1,442  | 0.19  | N/A
| Independent | M. Chittibabu  | 1,340  | 0.18  | −0.66
| Independent | S. Sudarsanan  | 1,270  | 0.17  | N/A
| Independent | K. Ramadass  | 1,236  | 0.17  | N/A
| Independent | J. Dhandapani  | 1,144  | 0.15  | N/A
| Independent | K. Manjini  | 767  | 0.10  | N/A
| Independent | Kaliayamurthy  | 747  | 0.10  | −0.24
| Independent | V. Vijaya  | 746  | 0.10  | N/A
| Independent | P. Bakkiaraj  | 610  | 0.08  | N/A
| Independent | R. Valavan  | 497  | 0.07  | N/A
| Independent | I. Senthil Kumar  | 477  | 0.06  | N/A
| Independent | G. Sutha  | 467  | 0.06  | N/A
| Independent | Puvala Nageswara Rao  | 465  | 0.06  | N/A
| CPI(ML)L | G. Palani  | 438  | 0.06  | −0.08
| Samata Party | Marie Uthrianathan  | 366  | 0.05  | N/A
| JD(U) | S. Chitrakala  | 309  | 0.04  | N/A
| Independent | P. Dhanarasu  | 198  | 0.03  | N/A
| NOTA | None of the above  | 22,268  | 3.06  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 60,854  | 8.22  | −6.87
Turnout | 740,017  | 82.10  | +2.36
| AINRC gain from INC | Swing |  |

### General election 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Puducherry[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | V. Narayanasamy | 300,391  | 49.41  | N/A
| PMK | M. Ramadass | 208,619  | 34.32  | −15.63
| DMDK | K. A. U. Asanaa  | 52,638  | 8.66  | N/A
| BJP | M. Visweswaran  | 13,442  | 2.21  | −33.44
| Independent | M. Chittibabu  | 5,103  | 0.84  | N/A
| Independent | V. Lingamurthy  | 4,179  | 0.69  | N/A
| BSP | M. Somasundaram  | 3,697  | 0.61  | +0.06
| Independent | Sivaraman V.  | 2,439  | 0.40  | N/A
| Independent | Kaliamurthy K.  | 2,074  | 0.34  | N/A
| Independent | V. Rajendran  | 1,810  | 0.30  | N/A
| Independent | Manimaran  | 1,532  | 0.25  | N/A
| Independent | V. Saravanan  | 1,425  | 0.23  | N/A
| Independent | Veeramuthu A.  | 1,239  | 0.20  | N/A
| CPI(ML)L | S. Balasubramaniam  | 839  | 0.14  | −0.14
| Independent | G. Subramaniyan  | 757  | 0.12  | N/A
| Independent | V. Ramamurthy  | 662  | 0.11  | −0.21
| Independent | A. Rajasekar  | 656  | 0.11  | N/A
| Pyramid Party of India | Pradeep Aniruddh  | 627  | 0.10  | N/A
| Independent | Arunachalam K.  | 597  | 0.10  | N/A
| Kamraj Desiya Congress  | S. Govindaswamy  | 570  | 0.09  | N/A
| JMM | S. Gnanavel  | 456  | 0.08  | N/A
| Independent | P. Vijayabaskar  | 449  | 0.07  | N/A
| Independent | R. Narayanan  | 422  | 0.07  | N/A
| Independent | Murugaiyan K. S.  | 378  | 0.06  | N/A
| Independent | Muppadai Mathimaharaja  | 378  | 0.06  | N/A
| Independent | I. M. Sekar  | 375  | 0.06  | N/A
| Independent | Mohamed Yousuf S. A.  | 298  | 0.05  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 91,772  | 15.09  | +0.79
Turnout | 607,948  | 79.74  | +3.67
| INC gain from PMK | Swing |  |

### General election 2004

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2004 Indian general elections: Pondicherry[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| PMK | M. Ramadass | 241,653  | 49.95  | +18.22
| BJP | Lalitha Kumaramangalam | 172,472  | 35.65  | N/A
| JD(U) | K. Nambiyar  | 27,546  | 5.69  | N/A
| Independent | P. R. N. Thirumurugan  | 10,930  | 2.26  | N/A
| Independent | Z. M. Taher  | 5,175  | 1.07  | N/A
| Independent | Thanga Devadas  | 4,085  | 0.84  | N/A
| Independent | S. Syad Faruk  | 3,172  | 0.66  | N/A
| Independent | M. Rangadas  | 2,891  | 0.60  | N/A
| BSP | Thanga Kalaimaran  | 2,665  | 0.55  | N/A
| Independent | P. Anburaj  | 1,684  | 0.35  | N/A
| JP | S. Ponnurangam  | 1,601  | 0.33  | N/A
| Independent | V. Ramamurthy  | 1,571  | 0.32  | N/A
| CPI(ML)L | S. Balasubramanian  | 1,359  | 0.28  | N/A
| RJD | G. Sundaramoorthy  | 1,328  | 0.27  | N/A
| Independent | N. Sabith  | 1,158  | 0.24  | N/A
| Independent | N. Senthilmurugan  | 977  | 0.20  | N/A
| Independent | E. Kuppan  | 906  | 0.19  | N/A
| Independent | J. Ramadass  | 894  | 0.18  | N/A
| Independent | S. Elangovan  | 673  | 0.14  | N/A
| Independent | G. Krishnaraj  | 556  | 0.11  | N/A
| Independent | R. Natarajan  | 520  | 0.11  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 69,181  | 14.30  | +8.86
Turnout | 483,816  | 76.07  | +12.80
| PMK gain from INC | Swing | +18.22  |

### General election 1999

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1999 Indian general election: Pondicherry[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | M. O. H. Farook | 165,108  | 37.17  | +5.05
| PMK | M. Ramadass | 140,920  | 31.73  | N/A
| TMC(M) | P. Kannan  | 111,737  | 25.16  | N/A
| Independent | Kalivardhan  | 9,452  | 2.13  | N/A
| Independent | A. Ramalingam  | 5,562  | 1.25  | N/A
| Independent | T. Ashok Kumar  | 5,179  | 1.17  | N/A
| Independent | K. Padmarajan | 2,700  | 0.61  | N/A
| Independent | S. Paramasivam  | 2,155  | 0.49  | N/A
| Independent | Surendra Kumar Gupta  | 1,349  | 0.30  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 24,188  | 5.44  | −3.55
Turnout | 444,174  | 63.27  | +0.41
| INC gain from DMK | Swing |  |

### General election 1998

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1998 Indian general election: Pondicherry[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DMK | S. Arumugham  | 168,122  | 41.11  | +1.20
| INC | P. Shanmugam | 131,348  | 32.12  | −7.85
| AIADMK | Lucky R. Perumal  | 102,622  | 25.10  | N/A
| BSP | S. K. C. Guedjendirane  | 2,589  | 0.63  | −0.24
| RJD | T. Sanjeevi  | 1,397  | 0.34  | N/A
| IC(S) | D. Deenadhayalan  | 1,222  | 0.30  | −0.53
| Ajeya Bharat Party  | Balasami  | 736  | 0.18  | N/A
| Independent | R. Sadhasivam  | 709  | 0.17  | N/A
| Independent | G. Sarangam  | 173  | 0.04  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 36,774  | 8.99  | +8.93
Turnout | 417,786  | 62.86  | −12.49
| DMK gain from INC | Swing |  |

### General election 1996

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1996 Indian general election: Pondicherry[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | M. O. H. Farook | 183,986  | 39.97  | −13.10
| DMK | S. Arumugham  | 183,702  | 39.91  | +4.10
| BJP | S. Thiyagarajan  | 20,351  | 4.42  | +2.45
| PMK | Bavany Madura Cavy  | 19,792  | 4.30  | +0.89
| MDMK | R. Balasubramanian  | 13,397  | 2.91  | N/A
| Independent | K. Manivannan  | 8,801  | 1.91  | N/A
| Independent | M. P. Mathimaharaja  | 7,425  | 1.61  | N/A
| BSP | S. K. C. Guedjendirane  | 4,005  | 0.87  | N/A
| IC(S) | D. Deenadayalan  | 3,819  | 0.83  | N/A
| Independent | G. Thiruvengadam  | 1,922  | 0.42  | N/A
| Independent | C. R. Tirougnana Sambandam  | 1,866  | 0.41  | N/A
| JP | L. Vengataraman  | 1,823  | 0.40  | −0.57
| Independent | Eswara Rao Geddam  | 1,795  | 0.39  | N/A
| Independent | S. Dayalane  | 1,513  | 0.33  | N/A
| Independent | T. Sivasubramanian  | 1,394  | 0.30  | N/A
| Independent | T. Saravanan  | 1,392  | 0.30  | N/A
| Independent | G. Elumalai  | 806  | 0.18  | N/A
| Independent | V. Nadarajan  | 794  | 0.17  | N/A
| Independent | S. Kamaraj  | 791  | 0.17  | N/A
| Independent | K. Padmarajan | 497  | 0.11  | N/A
| Independent | P. Vijayakumar  | 451  | 0.10  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 284  | 0.06  | −17.20
Turnout | 477,437  | 75.35  | +7.64
| INC hold | Swing |  |

### General election 1991

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1991 Indian general election: Pondicherry[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | M. O. H. Farook | 207,922  | 53.07  | +2.60
| DMK | P. K. Lognathan  | 140,313  | 35.81  | −5.84
| PMK | Bavani Maduracavi  | 13,375  | 3.41  | −3.22
| BJP | J. R. Ramasami  | 7,728  | 1.97  | N/A
| Independent | A. V. Ramakrishnan  | 5,223  | 1.33  | N/A
| JP | K. Chandresekharan  | 3,802  | 0.97  | N/A
| Independent | M. Arumai Selvam  | 3,499  | 0.89  | N/A
| Tharasu Makkal Mandaram  | D. Joseph Raj  | 3,421  | 0.87  | +0.62
| Doordarshi Party | Awadh Kishore Bhaiya  | 2,323  | 0.59  | N/A
| Pondicherry Mannila Makkal Munnani  | S. Ramassamy  | 2,259  | 0.58  | N/A
| Independent | P. K. Magappan  | 944  | 0.24  | N/A
| Bharatiya Krishi Udyog Sangh  | G. Thiruvengadam  | 548  | 0.14  | N/A
| Independent | Amaan Khan  | 426  | 0.11  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 67,609  | 17.26  | +8.44
Turnout | 401,741  | 67.71  | +1.00
| INC hold | Swing |  |

### General election 1989

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1989 Indian general election: Pondicherry[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | P. Shanmugam | 190,562  | 50.47  | −8.39
| DMK | N. Manimaran  | 157,250  | 41.65  | +5.58
| PMK | Bavany Maduracayy  | 25,021  | 6.63  | N/A
| Lok Dal (Bahugana)  | C. Balamuthuval  | 965  | 0.26  | N/A
| Tharasu Makkal Mandaram  | P. D. Panneer Salvan  | 943  | 0.25  | N/A
| Independent | R. Aranganathan  | 723  | 0.19  | N/A
| Independent | M. Kandeeban  | 538  | 0.14  | N/A
| Independent | G. Thiruvengadam  | 503  | 0.13  | N/A
| Independent | M. Manimaran  | 440  | 0.12  | N/A
| Independent | Davulury Nageswara Rao  | 345  | 0.09  | N/A
| Independent | Kanakmull Jain  | 298  | 0.08  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 33,312  | 8.82  | −13.97
Turnout | 383,306  | 66.71  | −5.57
| INC hold | Swing |  |

### General election 1984

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1984 Indian general election: Pondicherry[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | P. Shanmugam | 159,376  | 58.86  | −7.59
| DMK | C. P. Thirunavukkarasu  | 97,672  | 36.07  | N/A
| Independent | S. Ramassamy  | 6,190  | 2.29  | N/A
| Independent | A. L. N. Kumarassamy  | 1,925  | 0.71  | N/A
| IC(S) | S. Sukumaran  | 1,794  | 0.66  | N/A
| Independent | N. Ramu  | 1,261  | 0.47  | N/A
| Independent | P. Rajasegaran  | 873  | 0.32  | N/A
| Independent | N. Gajendra Baskara  | 664  | 0.25  | N/A
| Independent | V. T. R. Veerappa Gounder  | 604  | 0.22  | N/A
| Independent | Angappan alias Rousseau Angappan  | 422  | 0.16  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 61,704  | 22.79  | −17.00
Turnout | 275,654  | 72.28  | −8.08
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing |  |

### General election 1980

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1980 Indian general election: Pondicherry[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC(I) | P. Shanmugam | 164,589  | 66.45  | N/A
| JP | M. R. Lakshminarayanan  | 66,025  | 26.66  | N/A
| JP(S) | P. Devaraj  | 17,067  | 6.89  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 98,564  | 39.79  | +30.91
Turnout | 256,539  | 80.36  | +6.73
| INC(I) gain from AIADMK | Swing |  |

### General election 1977

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1977 Indian general election: Pondicherry[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| AIADMK | A. Bala Pajanor | 115,302  | 53.32  | New
| INC(O) | Ansari Duraisamy  | 96,101  | 44.44  | +16.48
| Independent | Ramu alias Subramanian N.  | 3,921  | 1.81  | N/A
| Independent | Gadjindra Baskar  | 920  | 0.43  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 19,201  | 8.88  | −29.43
Turnout | 219,560  | 73.63  | +3.53
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing |  |

### General election 1971

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1971 Indian general election: Pondicherry[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC(R) | Mohan Kumaramangalam | 112,714  | 66.27  | +26.44
| INC(O) | Thirumudi N. Sethuraman | 47,550  | 27.96  | N/A
| Independent | A. Balasubramanian  | 6,745  | 3.97  | N/A
| Independent | D. Krishnasamy  | 3,079  | 1.81  | N/A
Margin of victory  | 65,164  | 38.31  | +31.75
Turnout | 172,992  | 70.10  | −4.75
| INC(R) hold | Swing | +26.44  |

### General election 1967

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1967 Indian general election: Pondicherry[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Thirumudi N. Sethuraman | 63,286  | 39.83  |
| Independent | S. Sadagopan  | 52,861  | 33.27  |
| Peoples Front  | K. Subbiah  | 42,725  | 26.89  |
Margin of victory  | 10,425  | 6.56  |
Turnout | 162,193  | 74.85  |
| INC win (new seat)

## See also

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* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
* Puducherry Legislative Assembly
* List of chief ministers of Puducherry
* List of Rajya Sabha members from Puducherry

## References

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* Puducherry Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Website Archived 6 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine

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