Bahour Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Puducherry legislative assembly in India
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Bahour is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India.[1][2] Bahour Assembly constituency is part of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.
| Bahour | |
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| Constituency No. 23 for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| Union Territory | Puducherry |
| District | Puducherry |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Puducherry |
| Established | 1964 |
| Total electors | 29,762 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent R. Senthilkumar | |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Thangavel Clamanso | Indian People's Front | |
| 1969 | K. Krishnasamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1974 | Thangavel Clamanso | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | P. Uthiravelu | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | P. Uthiravelu | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | P. Uthiravelu | Janata Party | |
| 1990 | P. Rajavelu | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | P. Rajavelu | Independent politician | |
| 1996 | M. Kandasamy | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
| 2001 | P. Rajavelu | Puducherry Makkal Congress | |
| 2006 | M. Kandasamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2011 | T. Thiagarajan | All India N.R. Congress | |
| 2016 | N. Danavelou | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | R. Senthilkumar[3] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||
| NDA | |||||
| NTK | Naveena Sivaraj | ||||
| TVK | New | ||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | 28,511 | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Senthilkumar | 11,789 | 44.56% | ||
| AINRC | N. Dhanavelou | 11,578 | 43.76% | ||
| AMMK | P. Velmurugan | 1,408 | 5.32% | ||
| Independent | V. Ruthiramoorthy | 470 | 1.78% | ||
| NTK | S. Gnanapragash | 449 | 1.70% | ||
| NOTA | Nota | 294 | 1.11% | 0.45% | |
| MNM | C. Dinesh | 126 | 0.48% | ||
| Margin of victory | 211 | 0.80% | −10.30% | ||
| Turnout | 26,456 | 89.60% | −0.91% | ||
| Registered electors | 29,527 | 5.64% | |||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | -0.02% | |||
Assembly Election 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Danavelou | 11,278 | 44.58% | 0.10% | |
| AINRC | T. Thiagarajan | 8,471 | 33.49% | ||
| AIADMK | P. Velmurugan | 3,732 | 14.75% | ||
| CPI(M) | P. Sivakami | 457 | 1.81% | ||
| PMK | P. Venugopal | 257 | 1.02% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 168 | 0.66% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,807 | 11.10% | 2.16% | ||
| Turnout | 25,297 | 90.51% | −2.25% | ||
| Registered electors | 27,950 | 12.75% | |||
| INC gain from AINRC | Swing | -8.84% | |||
Assembly Election 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINRC | T. Thiagarajan | 12,284 | 53.42% | ||
| INC | R. Radhakrishnan | 10,229 | 44.49% | −15.57% | |
| Independent | B. R. Sundaramoorthy | 315 | 1.37% | ||
| BJP | Thanga Vikraman | 166 | 0.72% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,055 | 8.94% | −14.07% | ||
| Turnout | 22,994 | 92.76% | 1.89% | ||
| Registered electors | 24,790 | 21.18% | |||
| AINRC gain from INC | Swing | -6.63% | |||
Assembly Election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Kandasamy | 11,164 | 60.06% | ||
| PMC | P. Rajavelu | 6,888 | 37.05% | ||
| Independent | M. Rajavelu | 256 | 1.38% | ||
| DMDK | M. Anbumani | 110 | 0.59% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,276 | 23.00% | 6.27% | ||
| Turnout | 18,589 | 90.87% | 11.66% | ||
| Registered electors | 20,457 | 2.98% | |||
| INC gain from PMC | Swing | 11.15% | |||
Assembly Election 2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMC | P. Rajavelu | 7,696 | 48.91% | ||
| TMC(M) | M. Kandasamy | 5,063 | 32.18% | ||
| PMK | K. Deivanayagam | 2,490 | 15.82% | ||
| Independent | M. Rajavelu | 381 | 2.42% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,633 | 16.73% | 12.14% | ||
| Turnout | 15,735 | 79.21% | 5.91% | ||
| Registered electors | 19,865 | 6.43% | |||
| PMC gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 0.28% | |||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) | M. Kandasamy | 7,921 | 51.95% | ||
| INC | P. Rajavelu | 7,221 | 47.36% | ||
| Independent | N. Jayaraman | 81 | 0.53% | ||
| Margin of victory | 700 | 4.59% | −10.07% | ||
| Turnout | 15,246 | 83.48% | 10.18% | ||
| Registered electors | 18,664 | 1.65% | |||
| TMC(M) gain from Independent | Swing | 3.33% | |||
Assembly Election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Rajavelu | 6,377 | 48.63% | ||
| Independent | E. Rajalingam | 4,454 | 33.96% | ||
| CPI | A. Ramamurthy | 2,074 | 15.82% | ||
| PMK | G. K. Baskaran | 183 | 1.40% | −4.04% | |
| Margin of victory | 1,923 | 14.66% | −6.73% | ||
| Turnout | 13,114 | 73.30% | −5.42% | ||
| Registered electors | 18,361 | 0.75% | |||
| Independent gain from JD | Swing | -9.16% | |||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | P. Rajavelu | 8,223 | 57.79% | ||
| INC | M. Rajagopalan | 5,179 | 36.40% | −4.24% | |
| PMK | K. Thiagarajan | 774 | 5.44% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,044 | 21.39% | 14.53% | ||
| Turnout | 14,229 | 78.72% | −6.48% | ||
| Registered electors | 18,225 | 48.93% | |||
| JD gain from JP | Swing | 10.29% | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | P. Uthiravelu | 4,911 | 47.50% | ||
| INC | S. Narayanasamy | 4,201 | 40.63% | ||
| DMK | P. Murthy | 1,063 | 10.28% | −1.02% | |
| LKD | S. Thanigasalam | 164 | 1.59% | ||
| Margin of victory | 710 | 6.87% | −12.83% | ||
| Turnout | 10,339 | 85.20% | 1.12% | ||
| Registered electors | 12,237 | 21.24% | |||
| JP hold | Swing | -3.90% | |||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | P. Uthiravelu | 4,154 | 51.40% | ||
| CPI | A. Ramamurthy | 2,562 | 31.70% | 11.50% | |
| DMK | D. Brem Jeyandan | 913 | 11.30% | 8.50% | |
| INC(U) | G. K. Baskaran | 453 | 5.61% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,592 | 19.70% | 5.58% | ||
| Turnout | 8,082 | 84.08% | 3.05% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,093 | 8.60% | |||
| JP hold | Swing | 5.84% | |||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | P. Uthiravelu | 3,399 | 45.56% | ||
| AIADMK | A. Thulukkanam | 2,346 | 31.44% | ||
| CPI | R. Thangavelu Clemanso | 1,507 | 20.20% | −18.57% | |
| DMK | P. Ariakrishnan | 209 | 2.80% | −5.13% | |
| Margin of victory | 1,053 | 14.11% | 6.78% | ||
| Turnout | 7,461 | 81.03% | −7.34% | ||
| Registered electors | 9,294 | 10.33% | |||
| JP gain from CPI | Swing | 6.79% | |||
Assembly Election 1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Thangavel Clamanso | 2,727 | 38.77% | −9.01% | |
| Independent | P. Utharavelu | 2,211 | 31.43% | ||
| INC(O) | S. Narayanaswamy | 1,538 | 21.87% | ||
| DMK | K. Krishnaswamy | 558 | 7.93% | ||
| Margin of victory | 516 | 7.34% | 2.90% | ||
| Turnout | 7,034 | 88.37% | 2.38% | ||
| Registered electors | 8,424 | 15.40% | |||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | -13.45% | |||
Assembly Election 1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Krishnasamy | 3,211 | 52.22% | 6.36% | |
| CPI | R. Thangavelu Clemanso | 2,938 | 47.78% | ||
| Margin of victory | 273 | 4.44% | 0.49% | ||
| Turnout | 6,149 | 85.99% | 6.31% | ||
| Registered electors | 7,300 | 8.05% | |||
| INC gain from IPF | Swing | 2.41% | |||
Assembly Election 1964
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPF | Thangavel Clamanso | 2,612 | 49.81% | ||
| INC | A. Siva | 2,405 | 45.86% | ||
| Independent | S. Perumal | 227 | 4.33% | ||
| Margin of victory | 207 | 3.95% | |||
| Turnout | 5,244 | 79.68% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,756 | ||||
| IPF win (new seat) | |||||