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Puducherry, Puducherry — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Puducherry (Puducherry) was won by Ve. Vaithilingam (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 197,025 votes over Dr. Narayanasamy Kesavan. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Puducherry, Puducherry, from 1967 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1967–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1967 N. Sethuraman Indian National Congress 63,286 39.8% S. Sadagopan (Independent) 10,425 (6.6 pts)
1971 S. Mohan Kumaramangalam Indian National Congress 112,714 66.3% N. Sethuramane (Congress (O)) 65,164 (38.3 pts)
1977 Aravinda Bala Pajanor AIADMK 115,302 53.3% Ansari Duraisamy (Congress (O)) 19,201 (8.9 pts)
1980 P. Shanmugam Congress (I) 164,589 66.5% M.R. Lakshminarayanan (Janata Party) 98,564 (39.8 pts)
1984 P.Shammugam Indian National Congress 159,376 58.9% C.P.Thirunavukkarasu (DMK) 61,704 (22.8 pts)
1989 P. Shanmugam Indian National Congress 190,562 50.5% N. Manimaran (DMK) 33,312 (8.8 pts)
1991 M.D.H. Farook Indian National Congress 207,922 53.1% P.K. Lognathan (DMK) 67,609 (17.3 pts)
1996 M.O.H. Farook Indian National Congress 183,986 40.0% S. Arumugham (DMK) 284 (0.1 pts)
1998 S. Arumugham DMK 168,122 41.1% P. Shanmugam (Indian National Congress) 36,774 (9.0 pts)
1999 M O H Farook Indian National Congress 165,108 37.2% M Ramadass (Pattali Makkal Katchi) 24,188 (5.5 pts)
2004 Ramadass. M. Pattali Makkal Katchi 241,653 49.9% Lalitha Kumaramangalam (Bharatiya Janata Party) 69,181 (14.3 pts)
2009 Narayanasamy Indian National Congress 300,391 49.4% Ramadass. M (Pattali Makkal Katchi) 91,772 (15.1 pts)
2014 R. Radhakrishnan AINRC 255,826 34.6% V. Narayanasamy (Indian National Congress) 60,854 (8.2 pts)
2019 Ve. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress 444,981 57.2% Dr. Narayanasamy Kesavan (AINRC) 197,025 (25.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N. Sethuraman Indian National Congress 63,286 39.8%
S. Sadagopan Independent 52,861 33.3%
K. Subbiah PFR 42,725 26.9%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. Mohan Kumaramangalam Indian National Congress 112,714 66.3%
N. Sethuramane Congress (O) 47,550 28.0%
A. Balasubramanian Independent 6,745 4.0%
D. Krishnasamy Independent 3,079 1.8%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Aravinda Bala Pajanor AIADMK 115,302 53.3%
Ansari Duraisamy Congress (O) 96,101 44.4%
Ramu Alias Subramanian N. Independent 3,921 1.8%
Gadjindra Baskar Independent 920 0.4%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
P. Shanmugam Congress (I) 164,589 66.5%
M.R. Lakshminarayanan Janata Party 66,025 26.7%
P. Devaraj Janata Party (Secular) 17,067 6.9%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
P.Shammugam Indian National Congress 159,376 58.9%
C.P.Thirunavukkarasu DMK 97,672 36.1%
S.Ramassamy Independent 6,190 2.3%
A.L.N.Kumarassamy Independent 1,925 0.7%
S.Sukumaran ICS 1,794 0.7%
N.Ramu Independent 1,261 0.5%
P.Rajasegaran Independent 873 0.3%
N.Gajendra Baskara Independent 664 0.2%
V.T.R. Veerappa Gounder Independent 604 0.2%
Angappan Alias Rousseau Angappan Independent 422 0.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
P. Shanmugam Indian National Congress 190,562 50.5%
N. Manimaran DMK 157,250 41.6%
Bavany Maduracayy Pattali Makkal Katchi 25,021 6.6%
C. Balamuthuval LKD (B) 965 0.3%
P. D. Panneer Salvan TMM 943 0.2%
R. Aranganathan Independent 723 0.2%
M. Kandeeban Independent 538 0.1%
G. Thiruvengadam Independent 503 0.1%
M. Manimaran Independent 440 0.1%
Davulury Nageswara Rao Independent 345 0.1%
Kanakmull Jain Independent 298 0.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
M.D.H. Farook Indian National Congress 207,922 53.1%
P.K. Lognathan DMK 140,313 35.8%
Bavani Maduracavi (W) Pattali Makkal Katchi 13,375 3.4%
J.R. Ramasami Bharatiya Janata Party 7,728 2.0%
A.V. Ramakrishnan Independent 5,223 1.3%
K. Chandresekharan Janata Party 3,802 1.0%
M. Arumai Selvam Independent 3,499 0.9%
D. Joseph Raj TMM 3,421 0.9%
Awadh Kishore Bhaiya DDP 2,323 0.6%
S. Ramassamy PMM 2,259 0.6%
P.K. Magappan Independent 944 0.2%
G. Thiruvengadam BKUS 548 0.1%
Amaan Khan Independent 426 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
M.O.H. Farook Indian National Congress 183,986 40.0%
S. Arumugham DMK 183,702 39.9%
S. Thiyagarajan Bharatiya Janata Party 20,351 4.4%
Bavany Madura Cavy Pattali Makkal Katchi 19,792 4.3%
R. Balasubramanian MDMK 13,397 2.9%
K. Manivannan Independent 8,801 1.9%
M.P. Mathimaharaja Independent 7,425 1.6%
S.K.C. Guedjendirane Bahujan Samaj Party 4,005 0.9%
D. Deenadayalan ICS 3,819 0.8%
G. Thiruvengadam Independent 1,922 0.4%
C.R. Tirougnana Sambandam Independent 1,866 0.4%
L. Vengataraman Janata Party 1,823 0.4%
Eswara Rao Geddam Independent 1,795 0.4%
S. Dayalane Independent 1,513 0.3%
T.Sivasubramanian @ Ravi Independent 1,394 0.3%
T. Saravanan Independent 1,392 0.3%
G. Elumalai Independent 806 0.2%
V. Nadarajan Independent 794 0.2%
S. Kamaraj Independent 791 0.2%
K. Padmarajan Independent 497 0.1%
P. Vijayakumar Independent 451 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. Arumugham DMK 168,122 41.1%
P. Shanmugam Indian National Congress 131,348 32.1%
Lucky R. Perumal @Kaliaperumal AIADMK 102,622 25.1%
S.K.C. Guedjendirane Bahujan Samaj Party 2,589 0.6%
T. Sanjeevi Rashtriya Janata Dal 1,397 0.3%
D. Deenadhayalan ICS 1,222 0.3%
Balasami AJBP 736 0.2%
R. Sadhasivam Independent 709 0.2%
G. Sarangam Independent 173 0.0%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
M O H Farook Indian National Congress 165,108 37.2%
M Ramadass Pattali Makkal Katchi 140,920 31.7%
P Kannan Trinamool Congress 111,737 25.2%
Kalivaradhan Independent 9,452 2.1%
A Ramalingam Independent 5,562 1.3%
Adv. T Ashok Kumar Independent 5,179 1.2%
Dr. K Padmarajan Independent 2,700 0.6%
S Paramasivam Independent 2,155 0.5%
Surendra Kumar Gupta Independent 1,349 0.3%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ramadass. M. Pattali Makkal Katchi 241,653 49.9%
Lalitha Kumaramangalam Bharatiya Janata Party 172,472 35.6%
K. Nambiyar Janata Dal (United) 27,546 5.7%
P. R. N. Thirumurugan Independent 10,930 2.3%
Z. M. Taher Independent 5,175 1.1%
Thanga Devadas Independent 4,085 0.8%
S. Syad Faruk Independent 3,172 0.7%
M. Rangadas Independent 2,891 0.6%
Thanga Kalaimaran Bahujan Samaj Party 2,665 0.6%
P. Anburaj Independent 1,684 0.3%
S. Ponnurangam Janata Party 1,601 0.3%
V. Ramamurthy Independent 1,571 0.3%
S. Balasubramanian CPI (ML) Liberation 1,359 0.3%
G. Sundaramoorthy Rashtriya Janata Dal 1,328 0.3%
N. Sabith Independent 1,158 0.2%
N. Senthilmurugan Independent 977 0.2%
E. Kuppan Independent 906 0.2%
J. Ramadass Independent 894 0.2%
S. Elangovan Independent 673 0.1%
G. Krishnaraj Independent 556 0.1%
R. Natarajan Independent 520 0.1%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Narayanasamy Indian National Congress 300,391 49.4%
Ramadass. M Pattali Makkal Katchi 208,619 34.3%
K.A.U. Asanaa DMDK 52,638 8.7%
Visweswaran. M Bharatiya Janata Party 13,442 2.2%
M. Chittibabu Independent 5,103 0.8%
V. Lingamurthy Independent 4,179 0.7%
M. Somasundaram Bahujan Samaj Party 3,697 0.6%
Sivaraman. V Independent 2,439 0.4%
Kaliamurthy. K Independent 2,074 0.3%
A. Senkadir Independent 1,896 0.3%
V. Rajendran Independent 1,810 0.3%
Manimaran Independent 1,532 0.3%
V. Saravanan Independent 1,425 0.2%
Veeramuthu. A Independent 1,239 0.2%
S. Balasubramanian CPI (ML) Liberation 839 0.1%
G. Subramaniyan Independent 757 0.1%
V. Ramamurthy Independent 662 0.1%
A. Rajasekar LJP 656 0.1%
Pradeep Aniruddh PPOI 627 0.1%
Arunachalam. K Independent 597 0.1%
S. Govindasamy KDC 570 0.1%
S. Gnanavel JMM 456 0.1%
P. Vijayabaskar Independent 449 0.1%
Dr. R. Narayanan Independent 422 0.1%
Muppadai Mathimaharaja Independent 378 0.1%
Murugaiyan. K.S Independent 378 0.1%
I.M. Sekar Independent 375 0.1%
Mohamed Yousuf. S.A Independent 298 0.0%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
R. Radhakrishnan AINRC 255,826 34.6%
V. Narayanasamy Indian National Congress 194,972 26.3%
M.V. Omalingam AIADMK 132,657 17.9%
A.M.H. Nazeem DMK 60,580 8.2%
R.K.R. Anantharaman Pattali Makkal Katchi 22,754 3.1%
None Of The Above Independent 22,268 3.0%
R. Viswanathan Communist Party of India 12,709 1.7%
Dr. V. Rangarajan Aam Aadmi Party 8,307 1.1%
Sanjivganthi .S Independent 5,896 0.8%
P. Asaravel Independent 3,472 0.5%
Professor M. Ramadass Independent 2,494 0.3%
S. Krishnamoorthy Bahujan Samaj Party 2,060 0.3%
S. Ezhilarasan Independent 1,777 0.2%
G. Shanmugam Independent 1,726 0.2%
Ramamurthi Independent 1,442 0.2%
M. Chittibabu Independent 1,340 0.2%
S. Sudarsanan Independent 1,270 0.2%
K. Ramadass Independent 1,236 0.2%
J. Dhandapani Independent 1,144 0.2%
K. Manjini Independent 767 0.1%
Kaliayamurthy Independent 747 0.1%
V. Vijaya Independent 746 0.1%
P. Bakkiaraj Independent 610 0.1%
R. Valavan Independent 497 0.1%
I. Senthil Kumar Independent 477 0.1%
G. Sutha Independent 467 0.1%
Puvala Nageswara Rao Independent 465 0.1%
G. Palani CPI (ML) Liberation 438 0.1%
Marie Uthrianathan Samajwadi Party 366 0.0%
S. Chitrakala Janata Dal (United) 309 0.0%
P. Dhanarasu @ Mathimaharaja Independent 198 0.0%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ve. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress 444,981 57.2%
Dr. Narayanasamy Kesavan AINRC 247,956 31.8%
Dr.M.A.S. Subramanian MNM 38,068 4.9%
N.Sharmila Begum NTK 22,857 2.9%
N. Tamizh Marane Independent 4,791 0.6%
Krishnamurthy.M Independent 3,579 0.5%
A.G.Pathimaraj Bahujan Samaj Party 2,689 0.3%
Ims. Balaji Independent 2,546 0.3%
K.Arunachalam AIMK 2,201 0.3%
Ramesh.D Independent 1,653 0.2%
Baskaran.S PDP 1,319 0.2%
Muthu.U SUCI(C) 1,285 0.2%
Thangavelu.S Independent 1,002 0.1%
S.Mothilal CPI (ML) Liberation 905 0.1%
Tiravitamankai@Lourdhumary Independent 870 0.1%
S. Thirugnanam ACDP 674 0.1%
V. Ramamurthi Independent 642 0.1%
K. Ramadoss Independent 543 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1967: Indian National Congress margin 6.6 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 38.3 pts 1977: AIADMK margin 8.9 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 39.8 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 22.8 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 8.8 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 17.3 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 0.1 pts 1998: DMK margin 9.0 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 5.5 pts 2004: Pattali Makkal Katchi margin 14.3 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 15.1 pts 2014: AINRC margin 8.2 pts 2019: Indian National Congress margin 25.3 pts 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Puducherry has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, AIADMK, Congress (I), DMK, Pattali Makkal Katchi, AINRC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Puducherry in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Ve. Vaithilingam (Indian National Congress) won Puducherry, Puducherry, in 2019 with 444,981 votes (57.2%), a margin of 197,025 votes over Dr. Narayanasamy Kesavan.

Which parties have won Puducherry since 1967?

Since 1967, Puducherry has been won by: AIADMK, AINRC, Congress (I), DMK, Indian National Congress, Pattali Makkal Katchi.

What was the closest result in Puducherry?

The closest result on record for Puducherry was 1996, when Indian National Congress beat DMK by just 284 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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