1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in June 1991, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.[1] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and the most seats, and V. Vaithilingam was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.[2][3] The Indian National Congress was in an alliance with the AIADMK.[4]
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30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 593,318 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 67.73% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 117,289 | 30.00 | 15 | +4 | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 96,607 | 24.71 | 4 | –5 | |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 67,792 | 17.34 | 6 | +3 | |
| Janata Dal | 26,321 | 6.73 | 1 | –3 | |
| Communist Party of India | 19,503 | 4.99 | 1 | –1 | |
| Others | 27,678 | 7.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 35,739 | 9.14 | 3 | +2 | |
| Total | 390,929 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 390,929 | 97.29 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,895 | 2.71 | |||
| Total votes | 401,824 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 593,318 | 67.72 | |||
| Source: ECI[5] | |||||
Elected members
| Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||
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| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |||
| 1 | Muthialpet | 63.69% | M. Balasubramaniam | AIADMK | 9,175 | 52.38% | S. Anandavelu | DMK | 8,060 | 46.02% | 1,115 | ||
| 2 | Cassicade | 57.22% | M. Elango | JD | 4,927 | 49.97% | P. Shanmugan | INC | 4,478 | 45.42% | 449 | ||
| 3 | Raj Bhavan | 55.95% | A. Gandhiraj | INC | 2,381 | 48.45% | S. P. Sivakumar | DMK | 2,332 | 47.46% | 49 | ||
| 4 | Bussy | 54.96% | C. M. Achraff | INC | 3,083 | 58.80% | G. Perularaja | DMK | 2,042 | 38.95% | 1,041 | ||
| 5 | Oupalam | 65.16% | U. C. Arumugan | AIADMK | 7,352 | 57.27% | N. Nathamuthu | DMK | 5,283 | 41.15% | 2,069 | ||
| 6 | Orleampeth | 58.15% | K. Parasuraman | AIADMK | 8,697 | 59.44% | N. Manimaran | DMK | 5,613 | 38.36% | 3,084 | ||
| 7 | Nellithope | 59.08% | R. V. Janakiraman | DMK | 7,067 | 49.05% | N. R. Shanmugam | AIADMK | 6,988 | 48.50% | 79 | ||
| 8 | Mudaliarpet | 67.66% | V. Sababady Kothandraman | Independent | 8,230 | 45.45% | M. Manjini | CPI | 4,295 | 23.72% | 3,935 | ||
| 9 | Ariankuppam | 69.40% | P. Subbarayan | DMK | 5,794 | 35.59% | S. Ramsing | PMK | 4,624 | 28.40% | 1,170 | ||
| 10 | Embalam | 73.00% | K. Pakkiri Ammal | INC | 4,171 | 37.57% | R. Rajaraman | JD | 2,587 | 23.30% | 1,584 | ||
| 11 | Nettapakkam | 70.68% | V. Vaithilingam | INC | 8,095 | 66.14% | R. Subbaraya Gounder | DMK | 3,782 | 30.90% | 4,313 | ||
| 12 | Kuruvinatham | 80.41% | T. Thiagarajan | INC | 6,765 | 51.72% | N. Vengadasamy | DMK | 4,014 | 30.69% | 2,751 | ||
| 13 | Bahour | 73.30% | P. Rajavelu | Independent | 6,377 | 48.63% | E. Rajalingam | Independent | 4,454 | 33.96% | 1,923 | ||
| 14 | Thirubuvanai | 69.35% | D. Viswanathan | AIADMK | 7,453 | 55.69% | M. Thangavelu | DMK | 4,939 | 36.90% | 2,514 | ||
| 15 | Mannadipet | 77.87% | N. Rajaram | INC | 7,771 | 52.33% | D. Ramachandran | DMK | 6,874 | 46.29% | 897 | ||
| 16 | Ossudu | 73.28% | N. Marimuthu | INC | 7,293 | 63.00% | S. Balaraman | JD | 4,162 | 35.95% | 3,131 | ||
| 17 | Villianur | 74.99% | P. Anandabaskaran | INC | 8,190 | 54.09% | C. Jayakumar | JD | 6,740 | 44.51% | 1,450 | ||
| 18 | Ozhukarai | 71.15% | K. Natarajan | AIADMK | 8,566 | 56.82% | M. Rasan Alias Vazhumuni | DMK | 6,279 | 41.65% | 2,287 | ||
| 19 | Thattanchavady | 64.70% | N. Rangaswamy | INC | 12,545 | 69.71% | V. Pethaperumal | JD | 5,285 | 29.37% | 7,260 | ||
| 20 | Reddiarpalayam | 57.85% | R. Viswanathan | CPI | 13,134 | 64.00% | Indira Munusamy | AIADMK | 6,517 | 31.76% | 6,617 | ||
| 21 | Lawspet | 66.15% | P. Kanann | INC | 13,475 | 61.51% | P. Sankaran | CPI(M) | 8,088 | 36.92% | 5,387 | ||
| 22 | Cotchery | 76.19% | R. Nalamaharajan | Independent | 5,051 | 37.01% | M. Vaithilingam | INC | 4,592 | 33.64% | 459 | ||
| 23 | Karaikal North | 57.35% | A. M. H. Nazeem | DMK | 6,809 | 59.31% | M. Gnanadesigan | AIADMK | 4,389 | 38.23% | 2,420 | ||
| 24 | Karaikal South | 65.69% | A. V. Subramanian | INC | 6,189 | 61.10% | S. Savarirajan | DMK | 3,724 | 36.76% | 2,465 | ||
| 25 | Neravy T R Pattinam | 75.92% | V. M. C. V. Ganapathy | AIADMK | 6,384 | 49.67% | V. M. C. Sivakumar | DMK | 6,145 | 47.81% | 239 | ||
| 26 | Thirunallar | 72.09% | A. Soundararengan | DMK | 4,401 | 41.37% | R. Kamalakkannan | Independent | 2,994 | 28.14% | 1,407 | ||
| 27 | Nedungadu | 75.75% | M. Chandirakasu | INC | 5,955 | 55.25% | S. A. Marimuthu | DMK | 4,824 | 44.75% | 1,131 | ||
| 28 | Mahe | 70.09% | E. Valsaraj | INC | 5,099 | 62.62% | K. V. Raghavan | CPI(M) | 2,421 | 29.73% | 2,678 | ||
| 29 | Palloor | 70.41% | A. V. Sreedharan | INC | 4,922 | 59.02% | K. M. Raju Master | JD | 2,620 | 31.41% | 2,302 | ||
| 30 | Yanam | 83.39% | Velaga Rajeshwara Rao | INC | 6,331 | 56.87% | Raksha Harikrishna | DMK | 4,704 | 42.26% | 1,627 | ||
References
- "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1991" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- "Vaithilingam sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister". Times of India. PTI. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
This is 58-year old Vaithilingam's second term as Chief Minister. He had earlier headed the Congress government between 1991 and 1996.
- "Pondicherry Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- "Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule". The Week (Indian magazine). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
8th election: 1991 - The Congress retained its position as the single-largest party, winning 15 seats with a vote share of 30 per cent. The Congress continued its tie-up with the AIADMK, which won six of the 10 seats it contested and had a vote share of 17 per cent.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
External links
- "Record of all Puducherry Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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