2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
Indian union territory election
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Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian Union Territory of Pondicherry took place in May 2006 to constitute the Twelfth Assembly of Pondicherry. The UPA alliance comprising Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Pattali Makkal Katchi and Communist Party of India has won[1] and N. Rangasamy of Congress got elected as chief minister.[2]
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8 May 2006
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All 30 seats to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties and alliances
Secular Progressive Alliance+United Progressive Alliance
| Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | INC |  |
N. Rangasamy | 16 | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | DMK |  |
A.M.H. Nazeem | 11 | |
| Pattali Makkal Katchi | PMK |  |
2 | ||
| Communist Party of India | CPI |  |
1 | ||
All India Anna DMK-led Alliance
| Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | AIADMK |  |
A. Anbazhagan | 18 | |
| Puducherry Munnetra Congress | PMC |  |
P. Kannan | 9 | |
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | MDMK |  |
2 + 1 | ||
| Janata Dal (Secular) | JD(S) |  |
H. D. Deve Gowda | 1 | |
List of Candidates
| Constituency | UPA | AIADMK+ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | ||
| 1 | Muthialpet | DMK | Nandha T. Saravanan | AIADMK | A. Kasilingam | ||
| 2 | Cassicade | INC | G. Ravichandiran | PMC | K. Lakshminarayanan | ||
| 3 | Raj Bhavan | DMK | S.P. Sivakumar | PMC | P.K. Devadoss | ||
| 4 | Bussy | DMK | Annibal Kennedy | PMC | Anand | ||
| 5 | Oupalam | DMK | U.C. Arumugam | AIADMK | A. Anbalagan | ||
| 6 | Orleampeth | DMK | R. Siva | AIADMK | S. Anandharaj | ||
| 7 | Nellithope | DMK | R.V. Janakiraman | AIADMK | Om Sakthi Sekar | ||
| 8 | Modeliarpeth | DMK | Dr. M.A.S. Subramanian | PMC | P. Kannan | ||
| 9 | Ariankuppam | PMK | R.K.R. Anantharaman | PMC | T. Djeamourthy | ||
| 10 | Embalom (SC) | DMK | R. Rajaraman | AIADMK | Su. Pavanan | ||
| 11 | Nettapakkam | INC | V. Vaithilingam | PMC | V. Muthunarayanan | ||
| 12 | Kuruvinatham | INC | R. Radhakrishnan | JD(S) | B. Navaneetha Kannan | ||
| 13 | Bahour (SC) | INC | M. Kandasamy | PMC | P. Rajavelu | ||
| 14 | Thirubuvanai (SC) | INC | Angalane | MDMK | Komala S. | ||
| 15 | Mannadipet | PMK | P. Arulmurugan | AIADMK | Venkateswaran @ Baskaran | ||
| 16 | Ossudu (SC) | DMK | T. Mathivanan | AIADMK | S. Arasi | ||
| 17 | Villenour | INC | C. Djeacoumar | PMC | C. Ramadassou | ||
| 18 | Ozhukarai | INC | A. Namassivayam | AIADMK | K. Natarajan | ||
| 19 | Thattanchavady | INC | N. Rangasamy | AIADMK | T. Gunasekaran | ||
| 20 | Reddiarpalayam | CPI | R. Viswanathan | AIADMK | A.M. Krishnamurthy | ||
| 21 | Lawspet | INC | M.O.H.F. Shahjahan | AIADMK | G. Anandhamurugesan | ||
| 22 | Cotchery | INC | P.R.N. Thirumurugan | AIADMK | Omalingam V. | ||
| 23 | Karaikal | DMK | A.M.H. Nazeem | AIADMK | S. Selvaganapathi | ||
| 24 | Karaikal South | INC | A.V. Subramanian | PMC | V.K. Ganapathy | ||
| 25 | Neravy-Grand Aldee | DMK | V.M.C. Sivakkumar | AIADMK | V. Jayabal | ||
| 26 | Tirunallar | INC | Kamalakkannan R. | MDMK | P.R. Siva | ||
| 27 | Neduncadu (SC) | INC | M. Chandirakasu | AIADMK | R. Vaithinathan | ||
| MDMK | K.M. Kaliyaperumal | ||||||
| 28 | Mahe | INC | E. Valsaraj | AIADMK | Vijayan | ||
| 29 | Palloor | INC | A.V. Sreedharan | AIADMK | Sadgamayil K. Lakshmanan | ||
| 30 | Yanam | INC | Malladi Krishna Rao | AIADMK | Manchala Satya Sai Kumar | ||
Results
Elected members
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | ||||||||||
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 1 | Muthialpet | Nandha T. Saravanan | DMK | 11,658 | 58.54 | A. Kasilingam | AIADMK | 6,779 | 34.04 | 4,879 | 24.50 | ||
| 2 | Cassicade | K. Lakshminarayanan | PMC | 4,942 | 49.05 | G. Ravichandiran | INC | 4,726 | 46.90 | 216 | 2.14 | ||
| 3 | Raj Bhavan | S. P. Sivakumar | DMK | 2,590 | 66.07 | P. K. Devadoss | PMC | 1,094 | 27.91 | 1,496 | 38.16 | ||
| 4 | Bussy | Anand | PMC | 2,423 | 54.12 | Annibal Kennedy | DMK | 1,952 | 43.60 | 471 | 10.52 | ||
| 5 | Oupalam | Anbalagan, A. | AIADMK | 9,200 | 58.07 | U. C. Arumugam | DMK | 6,131 | 38.70 | 3,069 | 19.37 | ||
| 6 | Orleampeth | R. Siva | DMK | 8,509 | 52.67 | G. Nehru @ Kuppusamy | IND | 6,549 | 40.54 | 1,960 | 12.13 | ||
| 7 | Nellithope | Om Sakthi Sekar @ S. Sekar | AIADMK | 9,933 | 51.69 | R. V. Janakiraman | DMK | 8,490 | 44.18 | 1,443 | 7.51 | ||
| 8 | Modeliarpeth | Dr. M. A. S. Subramanian | DMK | 10,783 | 37.26 | P. Kannan | PMC | 9,379 | 32.41 | 1,404 | 4.85 | ||
| 9 | Ariankuppam | R. K. R. Anantharaman | PMK | 13,314 | 51.47 | T. Djeamourthy | PMC | 11,512 | 44.50 | 1,802 | 6.97 | ||
| 10 | Embalom (SC) | R. Rajaraman | DMK | 7,208 | 40.57 | L. Periyasamy | IND | 6,683 | 37.62 | 525 | 2.96 | ||
| 11 | Nettapakkam | V. Vaithilingam | INC | 9,166 | 52.24 | V. Muthunarayanan | PMC | 7,830 | 44.63 | 1,336 | 7.61 | ||
| 12 | Kuruvinatham | R. Radhakrishnan | INC | 13,020 | 74.71 | B. Navaneetha Kannan | JD(S) | 3,557 | 20.41 | 9,463 | 54.30 | ||
| 13 | Bahour (SC) | M. Kandasamy | INC | 11,164 | 60.11 | P. Rajavelu | PMC | 6,888 | 37.09 | 4,276 | 23.02 | ||
| 14 | Thirubuvana (SC) | Angalane | INC | 10,534 | 49.91 | Komala S. | MDMK | 6,378 | 30.22 | 4,156 | 19.69 | ||
| 15 | Mannadipeth | P. Arulmurugan | PMK | 8,193 | 42.43 | N. Rajaram | IND | 6,386 | 33.07 | 1,807 | 9.36 | ||
| 16 | Ossudu (SC) | A. Elumalai | IND | 6,417 | 34.58 | P. Soundiraradjou Ponnas | IND | 3,755 | 20.24 | 2,662 | 14.35 | ||
| 17 | Villenour | J. Narayanasamy | IND | 11,950 | 49.38 | C. Djeacoumar | INC | 10,441 | 43.14 | 1,509 | 6.24 | ||
| 18 | Ozhukarai | A. Namassivayam | INC | 14,072 | 48.14 | K. Natarajan | AIADMK | 12,824 | 43.87 | 1,248 | 4.27 | ||
| 19 | Thattanchavady | N. Rangasamy | INC | 27,024 | 90.23 | T. Gunasekaran | AIADMK | 2,026 | 6.76 | 24,998 | 83.47 | ||
| 20 | Reddiarpalayam | R. Viswanathan | CPI | 17,314 | 50.43 | A. M. Krishnamurthy | AIADMK | 13,925 | 40.56 | 3,389 | 9.87 | ||
| 21 | Lawspet | M. O. H. F. Shahjahan | INC | 17,944 | 43.06 | G. Anandhamurugesan | AIADMK | 10,986 | 26.37 | 6,958 | 16.70 | ||
| 22 | Cotchery | Omalingam V. | AIADMK | 10,116 | 50.25 | P. R. N. Thirumurugan | INC | 9,094 | 45.17 | 1,022 | 5.08 | ||
| 23 | Karaikal | A. M. H. Nazeem | DMK | 5,742 | 45.20 | A. J. Assana | DMDK | 5,551 | 43.70 | 191 | 1.50 | ||
| 24 | Karaikal South | V. K. Ganapathy | PMC | 7,970 | 55.06 | A. V. Subramanian | INC | 6,231 | 43.05 | 1,739 | 12.01 | ||
| 25 | Neravy-Grand Aldee | V. M. C. Sivakkumar | DMK | 4,946 | 31.41 | V. M. C. V. Ganapathy | IND | 4,762 | 30.24 | 184 | 1.17 | ||
| 26 | Tirunallar | P. R. Siva | MDMK | 7,237 | 49.69 | Kamalakkannan R. | INC | 6,952 | 47.73 | 285 | 1.96 | ||
| 27 | Neduncadu (SC) | A. Marimuthu | IND | 6,143 | 43.47 | Chandirakasu M. | INC | 5,306 | 37.54 | 837 | 5.92 | ||
| 28 | Mahe | E. Valsaraj | INC | 5,647 | 55.76 | Adv. T. Ashok Kumar | CPI(M) | 3,700 | 36.54 | 1,947 | 19.23 | ||
| 29 | Palloor | A. V. Sreedharan | INC | 5,987 | 53.37 | T. K. Gangadharan | CPI(M) | 4,512 | 40.22 | 1,475 | 13.15 | ||
| 30 | Yanam | Malladi Krishna Rao | INC | 11,763 | 64.93 | Rakshaharikrishna | IND | 5,457 | 30.12 | 6,306 | 34.81 | ||