Pondicherry Lok Sabha Election Result 2024

For this constituency, the election was successfully held on April 19th. The voter turnout was 78.89 percent.Pondicherry Lok Sabha Constituency in Pondicherry is a political powerhouse renowned for its significant influence in Indian politics. Pondicherry reflects a diverse demographic and remains a crucial constituency of Pondicherry. Now in 2024, the electorate is even more enthusiastic to show the power of their vote. As for the 2024 candidates list in Pondicherry Lok Sabha Constituency, Ve. Vaithilingam from Indian National Congress and A Namassivayam from Bharatiya Janata Party are the prominent candidates. Below you can find the Pondicherry Lok Sabha Elections Results 2024, Winner and Runner Up Details and much more.

Pondicherry Lok Sabha Elections

Pondicherry Candidates List

Winner

Ve. Vaithilingam

Indian National Congress

A Namassivayam

Bharatiya Janata Party

Ve. Vaithilingam , INC, wins Pondicherry constituency.

Pondicherry Lok Sabha Elections Results 2024 to 1967

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Pondicherry Election Results 2024

Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Vote Share
Ve. Vaithilingam Winner	Indian National Congress	4,26,005 Lead: 1,36,516	52.73%
A Namassivayam	Bharatiya Janata Party	2,89,489	35.83%
Menaka	Naam Tamilar Katchi	39,603	4.9%
G Thamizhvendan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	25,165	3.11%
Nota	None Of The Above	9,763	1.21%
P Sankaran	Socialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)	2,066	0.26%
Aradadi Posiyya	Independent	1,546	0.19%
D Alangaravelu	Bahujan Samaj Party	1,540	0.19%
K Kishorkumar	Independent	1,246	0.15%
Kollanjiappan	Independent	1,199	0.15%
M Manikandan	Independent	1,133	0.14%
M Krishnamurthy	Independent	1,071	0.13%
K Prabhu Devan	United Republican Party Of India	989	0.12%
S Bakthavatchalam	Independent	924	0.11%
S Sathish Kumar	Independent	846	0.1%
Couttane Alias Dhivaneedhe	Independent	822	0.1%
E Ananthavel	Independent	776	0.1%
S Kala	Independent	626	0.08%
P Rajan	Independent	547	0.07%
Nirmala G	Independent	475	0.06%
K Arunachalam	Independent	405	0.05%
K Ramadass	Independent	372	0.05%
R Raja	Independent	331	0.04%
D Ravindiran	Independent	307	0.04%
S Masco	Independent	254	0.03%
V P Manickam	Independent	244	0.03%
M Murugan	Independent	196	0.02%

Source: ECI

Strike Rate

INC 75%

AINRC 25%

INC won 11 times and AINRC won 1 time since 1967 elections.

Assembly Constituencies in Pondicherry

Assembly Constituencies	Winner	Votes	Vote Share
Oupalam	Anbazhagan AIADMK	9,099	40%
Mudaliarpet	A. Johnkumar BJP	12,945	41%
Nellithope	Karthikeyan DMK	8,226	33%
Villianur	B.ravicoumar AINRC	16,970	43%
Neravy T.R. Pattinam	TKSM Meenatchisundaram BJP	10,818	41%
Thirubhuvanai	Sai J Saravanakumar TVK	9,740	32%
Embalam	E. Mohandoss AINRC	16,017	51%
Nedungadu	Dr. V. Vigneswaran IND	14,368	51%
Bahour	R. R. Senthikumar DMK	10,520	38%
Mahe	Adv. T. Ashok Kumar IND	8,375	35%
Oussudu	P. Karthikeyan INC	15,400	49%
Raj bhavan	Vignesh DMK	7,304	39%
Thattanchavady	N. Rangasamy AINRC	10,024	43%
Karaikal South	AHM Nazeem DMK	12,543	49%
Kalapet	A. Senthil @ Ramesh DMK	12,069	38%
Yanam	Malladi Krishna Rao AINRC	19,863	55%
Ozhukarai	K.narayanasamy Alias Nithyanandam AINRC	12,635	35%
Indira Nagar	P.v. Aroumougame @ Akd AINRC	12,640	42%
Kadirgamam	Azhagu @ Azhaganantham IND	14,633	51%
Karaikal North	P.r.n. Thirumurugan AINRC	12,731	44%
Thirunallar	G.N.S. Rajasekaran BJP	16,829	60%
Orleampeth	G. Nehru Alias Couppoussamy NMKM	9,960	51%
Manavely	B Ramu TVK	13,822	43%
Mangalam	N. Rangasamy AINRC	17,917	51%
Ariankuppam	C. Aiyappan @ Mouttayappan AINRC	14,210	41%
Mannadipet	A. Namassivayam BJP	15,918	54%
Lawspet	V.p. Sivakolundhu AINRC	10,578	40%
Muthialpet	Vaiyapuri Manikandan AINRC	8,382	36%
Kamaraj Nagar	Jose Charles Martin Latchiya Jananayaka Katchi (ljk)	16,592	53%
Nettapakkam	P. Rajavelu AINRC	13,665	48%

Source: ECI

Pondicherry Past Election Results

Year	Candidate's Name	Party	Votes	Vote Share
2024	Ve. Vaithilingam	INC	426,005 (Lead: 136,516)	53%
2024	A Namassivayam	BJP	289,489	36%
2019	Ve. Vaithilingam	INC	444,981 (Lead: 197,025)	56%
2019	Dr. Narayanasamy Kesavan	AINRC	247,956	31%
2014	R. Radhakrishnan	AINRC	255,826 (Lead: 60,854)	36%
2014	V. Narayanasamy	INC	194,972	27%
2009	Narayanasamy	INC	300,391 (Lead: 91,772)	49%
2009	Ramadass. M	PMK	208,619	34%
2004	Ramadass. M.	PMK	241,653 (Lead: 69,181)	50%
2004	Lalitha Kumaramangalam	BJP	172,472	36%
1999	M O H Farook	INC	165,108 (Lead: 24,188)	37%
1999	M Ramadass	PMK	140,920	32%
1998	S. Arumugham	DMK	168,122 (Lead: 36,774)	41%
1998	P. Shanmugam	INC	131,348	32%
1996	M.o.h. Farook	INC	183,986 (Lead: 284)	40%
1996	S. Arumugham	DMK	183,702	40%
1991	M.d.h. Farook	INC	207,922 (Lead: 67,609)	53%
1991	P.k. Lognathan	DMK	140,313	36%
1989	P. Shanmugam	INC	190,562 (Lead: 33,312)	50%
1989	N. Manimaran	DMK	157,250	42%
1984	P.shammugam	INC	159,376 (Lead: 61,704)	59%
1984	C.p.thirunavukkarasu	DMK	97,672	36%
1980	P. Shanmugam	INC(I)	164,589 (Lead: 98,564)	66%
1980	M.r. Lakshminarayanan	JNP	66,025	27%
1977	Aravinda Bala Pajanor	AIADMK	115,302 (Lead: 19,201)	53%
1977	Ansari Duraisamy	NCO	96,101	44%
1971	S. Mohan Kumaramangalam	INC	112,714 (Lead: 65,164)	66%
1971	N. Sethuramane	NCO	47,550	28%
1967	N. Sethuraman	INC	63,286 (Lead: 10,425)	40%
1967	S. Sadagopan	IND	52,861	33%

Source: ECI

FAQs

Who is the MP of Pondicherry?

Ve. Vaithilingam from INC, is the MP of Pondicherry.

What is the Pondicherry polling percentage in 2024?

The polling percentage for Pondicherry in 2024 was 78.89 %.

Candidates list of Pondicherry?

Ve. Vaithilingam(Indian National Congress)
A Namassivayam(Bharatiya Janata Party)

Disclaimer:

This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.