1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
Indian union territory election
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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]
Registered593,318
Turnout67.73%
15 June 1991
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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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Seat allotments
Congress Alliance
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress | V. Vaithilingam | 19 | ||
| 2. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | J. Jayalalithaa | 10 | ||
| 3. | Independent | P. Rajavelu (In Bagoor constituency) | 1 | ||
DMK-led Alliance
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. Karunanidhi | 19 | ||
| 2. | Janata Dal | Sivaji Ganesan | 6 | ||
| 3. | Communist Party of India | Indrajit Gupta | 3 | ||
| 4. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Harkishan Singh Surjeet | 2 | ||
List of Candidates
| Constituency | AIADMK+ | DMK+ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name[a] | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | ||
| 1 | Muthialpet | ADMK | M. Balasubramaniam | DMK | S. Anandavedlu | ||
| 2 | Cassicade | INC | P. Shanmugan | JD | M. Elango | ||
| 3 | Raj Bhavan | INC | A. Gandhiraj | DMK | S. P. Sivakumar | ||
| 4 | Bussy | INC | C. M. K. Achraff | DMK | G. Perularaja | ||
| 5 | Oupalam | ADMK | U. C. Arumugan | DMK | N. Nathamuthu | ||
| 6 | Orleampeth | ADMK | K. Parasuraman | DMK | N. Manimaran | ||
| 7 | Nellithope | ADMK | N. R. Shanmugam | DMK | R. V. Janakiraman | ||
| 8 | Modeliarpeth | INC | V. Bhalan | CPI | M. Manjini | ||
| 9 | Ariankuppam | ADMK | V. Kalivaradhan | DMK | P. Subburayan | ||
| 10 | Embalom (SC) | INC | K. Pakkiri Ammal | JD | R. Rajaraman | ||
| 11 | Nettapakkam | INC | V. Vaithilingam | DMK | R. Subbaraya Counder | ||
| 12 | Kuruvinatham | INC | T. Thiagarajan | DMK | N. Vengadasamy | ||
| 13 | Bahour (SC) | IND | P. Rajavelu | CPI | A. Ramamurthy | ||
| 14 | Thirubuvanai (SC) | ADMK | D. Viswanathan | DMK | M. Thangavelu | ||
| 15 | Mannadipeth | INC | N. Rajaram | DMK | D. Ramachandran | ||
| 16 | Ossudu (SC) | INC | N. Marimuthu | JD | S. Balaraman | ||
| 17 | Villenour | INC | P. Anandabaskaran | JD | C. Jayakumar | ||
| 18 | Ozhukarai | ADMK | K. Natarajan | DMK | M. Rasan Alias Vazhumuni | ||
| 19 | Thattanchavady | INC | N. Rangasamy | JD | V. Pethaperumal | ||
| 20 | Reddiarpalayam | ADMK | Indira Munusamy | CPI | R. Viswanathan | ||
| 21 | Lawspet | INC | P. Kanann | CPI(M) | P. Sankaran | ||
| 22 | Cotchery | INC | M. Vaithilingam | DMK | G. Panjavarnam | ||
| 23 | Karaikal | ADMK | M. Gnanadesigan | DMK | A. M. H. Nazeem | ||
| 24 | Karaikal South | INC | A. V. Subramanian | DMK | S. Savarirajan | ||
| 25 | Neravy-Grand Aldee | ADMK | V. M. C. V. Ganapathy | DMK | V. M. C. Sivakoumar | ||
| 26 | Tirunallar | INC | S. P. Selvashanmugham | DMK | A. Soundararengan | ||
| 27 | Neduncadu (SC) | INC | M. Chandirakasu | DMK | S. A. Marimuthu | ||
| 28 | Mahe | INC | E. Valsaraj | CPI(M) | K. V. Raghavan | ||
| 29 | Palloor | INC | A. V. Sreedharan | JD | K. M. Raju Master | ||
| 30 | Yanam | INC | Velaga Rajeswara Rao | DMK | Raksha Hart Krishna | ||
- SC indicate constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 117,289 | 30.00 | 15 | ||
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 96,607 | 24.71 | 4 | ||
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 67,792 | 17.34 | 6 | ||
| Janata Dal | 26,321 | 6.73 | 1 | ||
| Communist Party of India | 19,503 | 4.99 | 1 | ||
| Others | 27,678 | 7.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 35,739 | 9.14 | 3 | ||
| 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
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | ||||||||||
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| # | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| 1 | Muthialpet | M. Balasubramaniam | ADMK | 9,175 | 52.38 | S. Anandavedlu | DMK | 8,060 | 46.02 | 1,115 | 6.36 | ||
| 2 | Cassicade | M. Elango | JD | 4,927 | 49.97 | P. Shanmugan | INC | 4,478 | 45.42 | 449 | 4.55 | ||
| 3 | Raj Bhavan | A. Gandhiraj | INC | 2,381 | 48.45 | S. P. Sivakumar | DMK | 2,332 | 47.46 | 49 | 0.99 | ||
| 4 | Bussy | C. M. K. Achraff | INC | 3,083 | 58.80 | G. Perularaja | DMK | 2,042 | 38.95 | 1,041 | 19.85 | ||
| 5 | Oupalam | U. C. Arumugan | ADMK | 7,352 | 57.27 | N. Nathamuthu | DMK | 5,283 | 41.15 | 2,069 | 16.12 | ||
| 6 | Orleampeth | K. Parasuraman | ADMK | 8,697 | 59.44 | N. Manimaran | DMK | 5,613 | 38.36 | 3,084 | 21.08 | ||
| 7 | Nellithope | R. V. Janakiraman | DMK | 7,067 | 49.05 | N. R. Shanmugam | ADMK | 6,988 | 48.50 | 79 | 0.55 | ||
| 8 | Modeliarpeth | V. Kothandaraman | IND | 8,230 | 45.45 | M. Manjini | CPI | 4,295 | 23.72 | 3,935 | 21.73 | ||
| 9 | Ariankuppam | P. Subburayan | DMK | 5,794 | 35.59 | S. Ramsing | PMK | 4,624 | 28.40 | 1,170 | 7.19 | ||
| 10 | Embalom (SC) | K. Pakkiri Ammal | INC | 4,171 | 37.57 | R. Rajaraman | JD | 2,587 | 23.30 | 1,584 | 14.27 | ||
| 11 | Nettapakkam | V. Vaithilingam | INC | 8,095 | 66.14 | R. Subbaraya Counder | DMK | 3,782 | 30.90 | 4,313 | 35.24 | ||
| 12 | Kuruvinatham | T. Thiagarajan | INC | 6,765 | 51.72 | N. Vengadasamy | DMK | 4,014 | 30.69 | 2,751 | 21.03 | ||
| 13 | Bahour (SC) | P. Rajavelu | IND | 6,377 | 48.63 | E. Rajalingam | IND | 4,454 | 33.96 | 1,923 | 14.67 | ||
| 14 | Thirubuvanai (SC) | D. Viswanathan | ADMK | 7,453 | 55.69 | M. Thangavelu | DMK | 4,939 | 36.90 | 2,514 | 18.79 | ||
| 15 | Mannadipet | N. Rajaram | INC | 7,771 | 52.33 | D. Ramachandran | DMK | 6,874 | 46.29 | 897 | 6.04 | ||
| 16 | Ossudu (SC) | N. Marimuthu | INC | 7,293 | 63.00 | S. Balaraman | JD | 4,162 | 35.95 | 3,131 | 27.05 | ||
| 17 | Villenour | P. Anandabaskaran | INC | 8,190 | 54.09 | C. Jayakumar | JD | 6,740 | 44.51 | 1,450 | 9.58 | ||
| 18 | Ozhukarai | K. Natarajan | ADMK | 8,566 | 56.82 | M. Rasan | DMK | 6,279 | 41.65 | 2,287 | 15.17 | ||
| 19 | Thattanchavady | N. Rangasamy | INC | 12,545 | 69.71 | V. Pethaperumal | JD | 5,285 | 29.37 | 7,260 | 40.34 | ||
| 20 | Reddiarpalayam | R. Viswanathan | CPI | 13,134 | 64.00 | Indira Munusamy | ADMK | 6,517 | 31.76 | 6,617 | 32.24 | ||
| 21 | Lawspet | P. Kanann | INC | 13,475 | 61.51 | P. Sankaran | CPI(M) | 8,088 | 36.92 | 5,387 | 24.59 | ||
| 22 | Cotchery | R. Nalamaharajan | IND | 5,051 | 37.01 | M. Vaithilingam | INC | 4,592 | 33.64 | 459 | 3.37 | ||
| 23 | Karaikal | A. M. H. Nazeem | DMK | 6,809 | 59.31 | M. Gnanadesigan | ADMK | 4,389 | 38.23 | 2,420 | 21.08 | ||
| 24 | Karaikal South | A. V. Subramanian | INC | 6,189 | 61.10 | S. Savarirajan | DMK | 3,724 | 36.76 | 2,465 | 24.34 | ||
| 25 | Neravy-Grand Aldee | V. M. C. V. Ganapathy | ADMK | 6,384 | 49.67 | V. M. C. Sivakoumar | DMK | 6,145 | 47.81 | 239 | 1.86 | ||
| 26 | Tirunallar | A. Soundararengan | DMK | 4,401 | 41.37 | R. Kamalakkannan | IND | 2,994 | 28.14 | 1,407 | 13.23 | ||
| 27 | Neduncadu (SC) | M. Chandirakasu | INC | 5,955 | 55.25 | S. A. Marimuthu | DMK | 4,824 | 44.75 | 1,131 | 10.50 | ||
| 28 | Mahe | E. Valsaraj | INC | 5,099 | 62.62 | K. V. Raghavan | CPI(M) | 2,421 | 29.73 | 2,678 | 32.89 | ||
| 29 | Palloor | A. V. Sreedharan | INC | 4,922 | 59.02 | K. M. Raju Master | JD | 2,620 | 31.41 | 2,302 | 27.61 | ||
| 30 | Yanam | Velaga Rajeswara Rao | INC | 6,331 | 56.87 | Raksha Hart Krishna | DMK | 4,704 | 42.26 | 1,627 | 14.61 | ||