Bussy Assembly constituency
Former constituency of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
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Bussy was a state assembly constituency in the Indian union territory of Puducherry. It was in existence from the 1964 to 2006 state elections.
| Bussy | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Puducherry |
| Established | 1964 |
| Abolished | 2006 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | C. M. Achraff | Independent | |
| 1969 | C. M. Achraff | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1974 | S. Pakkiam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1977 | S. Susairaj | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | C. M. Achraff | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | C. M. Achraff | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | C. M. Achraff | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | C. M. Achraff | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | C. M. Achraff | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | Annibal Kennedy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2006 | Bussy N. Anand | Puducherry Munnetra Congress | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMC | Bussy N. Anand | 2,423 | 54.06 | ||
| DMK | Annibal Kennedy | 1,952 | 43.55 | −20.22 | |
| BJP | M. Gopalakrishnan | 50 | 1.12 | ||
| DMDK | S. Prabhakaran | 29 | 0.65 | ||
| Independent | B. Nafisha Begam | 23 | 0.51 | ||
| Margin of victory | 471 | 10.51 | −34.59 | ||
| Turnout | 4,482 | 79.65 | 28.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,627 | −40.74 | |||
| PMC gain from DMK | Swing | -9.71 | |||
Assembly Election 2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Annibal Kennedy | 3,087 | 63.77 | ||
| AIADMK | S. Babu Ansardeen | 904 | 18.67 | ||
| CPI | A. Abdul Rachide | 850 | 17.56 | −11.31 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,183 | 45.09 | 27.70 | ||
| Turnout | 4,841 | 51.02 | −3.95 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,495 | 17.11 | |||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 4.97 | |||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. M. Achraff | 2,208 | 46.26 | −12.54 | |
| CPI | A. Abdul Rachide | 1,378 | 28.87 | ||
| JD | R. Ravindiran | 954 | 19.99 | ||
| Independent | M. Arumaiselvam | 118 | 2.47 | ||
| BJP | Pa. Rajalakshmi | 46 | 0.96 | 0.11 | |
| Independent | B. Irudaya Raj @ B. Idayavendhane | 25 | 0.52 | ||
| Margin of victory | 830 | 17.39 | −2.47 | ||
| Turnout | 4,773 | 60.37 | 5.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,108 | −16.80 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -12.54 | |||
Assembly Election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. M. Achraff | 3,083 | 58.80 | 10.50 | |
| DMK | G. Perularaja | 2,042 | 38.95 | −5.25 | |
| BJP | Andre Zeganaden Ashok | 45 | 0.86 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,041 | 19.86 | 15.75 | ||
| Turnout | 5,243 | 54.96 | −4.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,745 | 1.99 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.50 | |||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. M. Achraff | 2,692 | 48.30 | −4.87 | |
| DMK | S. Babu Ansardeen | 2,463 | 44.20 | 7.77 | |
| Independent | S. Pakkiam | 230 | 4.13 | ||
| Independent | A. Raja Manickam | 84 | 1.51 | ||
| Independent | R. Narayanasamy | 41 | 0.74 | ||
| JP | J. Subramanian Alias Sankar | 39 | 0.70 | ||
| Margin of victory | 229 | 4.11 | −12.64 | ||
| Turnout | 5,573 | 58.96 | −4.61 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,555 | 44.18 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -4.87 | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. M. Achraff | 2,213 | 53.17 | ||
| DMK | S. Babu Ansardeen | 1,516 | 36.42 | ||
| JP | M. Loganathan | 264 | 6.34 | ||
| Independent | C. A. Gaffour | 169 | 4.06 | ||
| Margin of victory | 697 | 16.75 | −35.48 | ||
| Turnout | 4,162 | 63.57 | −9.55 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,627 | 12.51 | |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | -16.19 | |||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | C. M. Achraff | 2,898 | 69.36 | ||
| AIADMK | R. P. Joseph | 716 | 17.14 | −14.74 | |
| Independent | A. Jayaraj | 469 | 11.23 | ||
| Independent | E. Ramachandran | 60 | 1.44 | ||
| JP(S) | A. Philomina | 35 | 0.84 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,182 | 52.23 | 49.09 | ||
| Turnout | 4,178 | 73.12 | 10.37 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,890 | −9.31 | |||
| INC(I) gain from AIADMK | Swing | 37.49 | |||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Susairaj | 1,289 | 31.87 | −6.71 | |
| INC | C. M. Achraff | 1,162 | 28.73 | ||
| JP | N. Masthan | 1,033 | 25.54 | ||
| DMK | J. Narayanan | 546 | 13.50 | −14.82 | |
| Margin of victory | 127 | 3.14 | −2.35 | ||
| Turnout | 4,044 | 62.76 | −12.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,495 | 9.99 | |||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -6.71 | |||
Assembly Election 1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Pakkiam | 1,680 | 38.59 | ||
| INC(O) | A. Jayaraj | 1,441 | 33.10 | ||
| DMK | C. M. Achraff | 1,233 | 28.32 | −47.62 | |
| Margin of victory | 239 | 5.49 | −46.40 | ||
| Turnout | 4,354 | 75.48 | 11.60 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,905 | 20.04 | |||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -37.36 | |||
Assembly Election 1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | C. M. Achraff | 2,336 | 75.94 | ||
| INC | M. J. Vincent | 740 | 24.06 | 3.15 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,596 | 51.89 | 10.07 | ||
| Turnout | 3,076 | 63.87 | −1.24 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,919 | −16.41 | |||
| DMK gain from Independent | Swing | 13.22 | |||
Assembly Election 1964
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | C. M. Achraff | 2,367 | 62.72 | ||
| INC | Paul Ambroise | 789 | 20.91 | ||
| IPF | Muhammed Houssain | 618 | 16.38 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,578 | 41.81 | |||
| Turnout | 3,774 | 65.11 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,885 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||