1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
Indian union territory election
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Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly (French: Assemblée législative de Pondichéry) were held in March 1969, to elect members of the 3rd Puducherry Assembly. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote, but the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the most seats, and M. O. H. Farook was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.[1]
Registered228,754
Turnout81.59%
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9 March 1969
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30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 228,754 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 81.59% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The territory of Pondicherry was delimited by the Delimitation Commission of India into 30 single-member constituencies.[2]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress (R) | 78,052 | 42.62 | 10 |  12 | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61,717 | 33.70 | 15 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 23,115 | 12.62 | 3 | New | |
| Independents | 20,250 | 11.06 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 183,134 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 183,134 | 98.13 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,497 | 1.87 | |||
| Total votes | 186,631 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 228,754 | 81.59 | |||
| Source: ECI[3] | |||||
Elected members
| Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||
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| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |||
| 1 | Muthialpet | 83.78% | K. Murugaiyan | DMK | 3,290 | 55.52% | M. Thangapragasam | INC | 2,636 | 44.48% | 654 | ||
| 2 | Kurusukuppam | 76.26% | G. Perumal Raja | DMK | 4,068 | 59.89% | N. Govindaraj | INC | 1,550 | 22.82% | 2,518 | ||
| 3 | Cassicade | 69.48% | P. Ansari Dorasamy | INC | 2,721 | 60.33% | R. Azhwar | CPI | 1,409 | 31.24% | 1,312 | ||
| 4 | Raj Bhavan | 67.81% | D. Kantharaj | INC | 1,766 | 51.62% | S. Sadagopan | DMK | 1,655 | 48.38% | 111 | ||
| 5 | Bussy | 63.87% | C. M. Achraff | DMK | 2,336 | 75.94% | M. J. Vincent | INC | 740 | 24.06% | 1,596 | ||
| 6 | Oupalam | 75.00% | S. Govindarajalu | DMK | 2,676 | 46.59% | K. Karunakaran | Independent | 1,730 | 30.12% | 946 | ||
| 7 | Nellithope | 72.63% | N. Ranganathan | CPI | 4,372 | 57.11% | B. Chandrasekaran | INC | 2,759 | 36.04% | 1,613 | ||
| 8 | Mudaliarpet | 85.10% | Y. Kailasa Surbian | CPI | 4,748 | 62.01% | A. S. Janakipaman | INC | 2,909 | 37.99% | 1,839 | ||
| 9 | Ariankuppam | 84.70% | S. Perumal | DMK | 3,774 | 50.11% | P. C. Purushothaman | INC | 3,758 | 49.89% | 16 | ||
| 10 | Kuruvinatham | 86.08% | K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi | INC | 4,050 | 56.13% | M. Rajagopal | CPI | 2,903 | 40.24% | 1,147 | ||
| 11 | Bahour | 85.99% | K. Krishnasamy | INC | 3,211 | 52.22% | R. Thangavelu Clemanso | CPI | 2,938 | 47.78% | 273 | ||
| 12 | Nettapakkam | 92.09% | D. Ramachandran | DMK | 3,545 | 51.10% | V. Venkatasubba Reddiar | INC | 3,393 | 48.90% | 152 | ||
| 13 | Thirubuvanai | 77.89% | M. Thangavelu | DMK | 3,277 | 51.52% | R. Mannathan | INC | 2,338 | 36.76% | 939 | ||
| 14 | Mannadipet | 88.02% | S. M. Subbarayan | DMK | 3,499 | 50.99% | D. Kannappan | INC | 2,315 | 33.74% | 1,184 | ||
| 15 | Ossudu | 76.28% | V. Nagarathinam | INC | 3,386 | 50.60% | P. S. Perumal | CPI | 3,306 | 49.40% | 80 | ||
| 16 | Villianur | 84.73% | S. Arumugam | DMK | 4,132 | 59.95% | S. V. Murugesa Nadar | INC | 2,760 | 40.05% | 1,372 | ||
| 17 | Embalam | 83.41% | M. Veerammal | INC | 3,682 | 55.69% | M. Veerappan | DMK | 2,930 | 44.31% | 752 | ||
| 18 | Uzhavarkarai | 83.20% | S. Muthu | DMK | 3,452 | 50.15% | G. Rajamanickam | INC | 1,823 | 26.49% | 1,629 | ||
| 19 | Kalapet | 87.21% | M. O. H. Farook | DMK | 4,261 | 59.84% | M. Murugesa Mudaliar | INC | 2,860 | 40.16% | 1,401 | ||
| 20 | Poudousaram | 78.41% | N. Gurusamy | CPI | 3,439 | 53.34% | M. Krishnasamy | INC | 2,866 | 44.45% | 573 | ||
| 21 | Cotchery | 83.34% | M. Balaya | INC | 3,097 | 47.41% | T. Jayaraman | DMK | 2,546 | 38.97% | 551 | ||
| 22 | Karaikal North | 78.59% | M. Jambulingam | INC | 4,208 | 52.07% | A. M. Hameed Maricar | Independent | 3,873 | 47.93% | 335 | ||
| 23 | Karaikal South | 71.71% | Marie Lourdes Silvaradjou | DMK | 2,439 | 50.91% | N. M. Mohamed Yussouf | INC | 2,041 | 42.60% | 398 | ||
| 24 | Neravy T R Pattinam | 89.67% | S. Ramasamy | DMK | 3,447 | 53.88% | M. Kaliappa Naicker | INC | 2,951 | 46.12% | 496 | ||
| 25 | Grand’ Aldee | 85.47% | Y. Pandari Nathan | DMK | 3,852 | 70.82% | G. Muthukrishnan | Independent | 1,026 | 18.86% | 2,826 | ||
| 26 | Thirunallar | 87.91% | R. Supprayalu Naicker | DMK | 3,455 | 54.12% | V. Arunasalam | INC | 2,814 | 44.08% | 641 | ||
| 27 | Nedungadu | 89.87% | P. Shanmugam | INC | 3,103 | 50.16% | A. Savundararangan | DMK | 3,083 | 49.84% | 20 | ||
| 28 | Mahe | 83.50% | I. K. Kumaran | Independent | 2,885 | 59.33% | Valavil Kesavan | INC | 1,978 | 40.67% | 907 | ||
| 29 | Palloor | 82.69% | Vanmeri Nadeyi Purushothaman | INC | 2,609 | 67.64% | Pondeatte Anandin | Independent | 1,248 | 32.36% | 1,361 | ||
| 30 | Yanam | 89.65% | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | Independent | 2,287 | 55.56% | Yarra Zagannadharao | INC | 1,829 | 44.44% | 458 | ||