Thattanchavady Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Puducherry legislative assembly in India
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Thattanchavady is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India. Thattanchavady Assembly constituency is a part of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2]
| Thattanchavady | |
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| Constituency No. 9 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 | 1974 |
| Total electors | 30,483 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Vacant | |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | V. Pethaperumal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1991 | N. Rangasamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Ashok Anand | All India N.R. Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2019 by-election | K. Venkatesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | N. Rangaswamy | All India N.R. Congress | |
| 2026 | |||
| 2026^ | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINRC | N. Rangaswamy | 10,024 | 42.51 |  | |
| NMK | Vinayagam E | 5,483 | 23.68 | New | |
| Independent | K. Sethu Sethuselvam | 3,984 | 16.9 | New | |
| INC | V. Vaithilingam | 2,990 | 12.68 | ||
| NTK | Karthiga Kumari | 534 | 2.26 | ||
| NOTA | NOTA | 196 | 0.83 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,441 | 18.83 | |||
| Turnout | 23,578 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | 26,452 | ||||
| AINRC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINRC | N. Rangaswamy | 12,978 | 55.02% | ||
| CPI | K. Sethu @ Sethu Selvam | 7,522 | 31.89% | 9.55% | |
| NTK | D. Ramesh | 1,183 | 5.02% | ||
| MNM | R. Rajendhiran | 1,029 | 4.36% | ||
| NOTA | Nota | 438 | 1.86% | −2.03% | |
| Independent | C. Anusuya | 128 | 0.54% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,456 | 23.13% | −8.33% | ||
| Turnout | 23,586 | 76.89% | −0.70% | ||
| Registered electors | 30,674 | 0.40% | |||
| AINRC hold | Swing | 1.22% | |||
Assembly Election 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINRC | Ashok Anand | 12,754 | 53.81% | ||
| CPI | K. Sethu @ Sethuselvam | 5,296 | 22.34% | ||
| AIADMK | S. Cassinadin | 1,649 | 6.96% | ||
| DMK | N. Kaliaperumal | 1,467 | 6.19% | −1.94% | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 922 | 3.89% | ||
| BJP | P. Sivanandame | 897 | 3.78% | 1.10% | |
| NTK | T. Kannadhasan | 361 | 1.52% | ||
| PMK | M. Murugasamy | 227 | 0.96% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,458 | 31.46% | −17.47% | ||
| Turnout | 23,704 | 77.59% | −2.44% | ||
| Registered electors | 30,551 | 13.88% | |||
| AINRC hold | Swing | -14.18% | |||
Assembly Election 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINRC | Ashok Anand | 14,597 | 67.99% | ||
| Independent | N. Arjunan | 4,091 | 19.05% | ||
| DMK | A. Ilango | 1,745 | 8.13% | ||
| BJP | P. Sivanandame | 577 | 2.69% | 1.49% | |
| Independent | E. Bastian | 192 | 0.89% | ||
| Independent | Masthanji Mohamed Kalimulla | 179 | 0.83% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,506 | 48.93% | −34.46% | ||
| Turnout | 21,470 | 80.03% | −4.27% | ||
| Registered electors | 26,827 | −24.55% | |||
| AINRC gain from INC | Swing | -22.17% | |||
Assembly Election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Rangaswamy | 27,024 | 90.16% | 31.26% | |
| AIADMK | T. Gunasekaran | 2,026 | 6.76% | 4.14% | |
| BJP | Baskaran | 359 | 1.20% | ||
| RSP | K. Lenin | 241 | 0.80% | ||
| Independent | M. R. Govindan | 173 | 0.58% | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,998 | 83.40% | 60.56% | ||
| Turnout | 29,975 | 84.30% | 16.43% | ||
| Registered electors | 35,557 | −0.85% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 31.26% | |||
Assembly Election 2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Rangaswamy | 14,323 | 58.90% | 15.94% | |
| JD(U) | V. Pethaperumal | 8,769 | 36.06% | ||
| AIADMK | N. Ragupathy | 638 | 2.62% | ||
| Independent | A. Perumal | 358 | 1.47% | ||
| MDMK | S. Apparsamy | 231 | 0.95% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,554 | 22.84% | 12.99% | ||
| Turnout | 24,319 | 67.87% | 3.17% | ||
| Registered electors | 35,863 | 9.33% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -10.81% | |||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Rangaswamy | 9,989 | 42.95% | −26.76% | |
| JD | V. Pethaperumal | 7,699 | 33.11% | ||
| DMK | V. Rathinavelu | 5,223 | 22.46% | ||
| Independent | K. Rajasekaran | 112 | 0.48% | ||
| Independent | R. Manogaran | 110 | 0.47% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,290 | 9.85% | −30.49% | ||
| Turnout | 23,255 | 72.14% | 7.43% | ||
| Registered electors | 32,803 | 15.54% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -26.76% | |||
Assembly Election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Rangaswamy | 12,545 | 69.71% | 23.71% | |
| JD | V. Pethaperumal | 5,285 | 29.37% | ||
| PMK | S. Radhakrishnan | 113 | 0.63% | −1.54% | |
| Margin of victory | 7,260 | 40.34% | 35.04% | ||
| Turnout | 17,996 | 64.70% | −2.12% | ||
| Registered electors | 28,392 | 1.76% | |||
| INC gain from JD | Swing | 18.40% | |||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | V. Pethaperumal | 9,503 | 51.31% | ||
| INC | N. Rangaswamy | 8,521 | 46.00% | 17.85% | |
| PMK | T. Govindasamy | 401 | 2.16% | ||
| Margin of victory | 982 | 5.30% | −11.21% | ||
| Turnout | 18,522 | 66.83% | −8.13% | ||
| Registered electors | 27,900 | 48.97% | |||
| JD gain from JP | Swing | 6.64% | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | V. Pethaperumal | 6,228 | 44.66% | ||
| INC | T. Murugesan | 3,926 | 28.16% | ||
| DMK | A. V. Shunmugam | 3,790 | 27.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,302 | 16.51% | −6.48% | ||
| Turnout | 13,944 | 74.96% | −3.90% | ||
| Registered electors | 18,729 | 43.03% | |||
| JP hold | Swing | -4.19% | |||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | V. Pethaperumal | 4,824 | 48.85% | ||
| CPI | N. Kandeban | 2,554 | 25.86% | 2.48% | |
| INC(I) | A. R. Soosairaj | 2,497 | 25.29% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,270 | 22.99% | −8.09% | ||
| Turnout | 9,875 | 78.86% | 7.56% | ||
| Registered electors | 13,094 | 8.18% | |||
| JP hold | Swing | -5.61% | |||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | V. Pethaperumal | 4,669 | 54.46% | ||
| CPI | V. Narayanasamy | 2,005 | 23.39% | −13.22% | |
| AIADMK | N. Jayaraman | 1,355 | 15.81% | ||
| DMK | M. C. Thanagavelan | 402 | 4.69% | −11.85% | |
| Independent | K. S. Kullayappa | 142 | 1.66% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,664 | 31.07% | 20.83% | ||
| Turnout | 8,573 | 71.30% | −12.43% | ||
| Registered electors | 12,104 | 32.73% | |||
| JP gain from INC(O) | Swing | 7.61% | |||
Assembly Election 1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(O) | V. Pethaperumal | 3,468 | 46.85% | ||
| CPI | N. Gurusamy | 2,710 | 36.61% | ||
| DMK | P. K. Veeraragavalu | 1,224 | 16.54% | ||
| Margin of victory | 758 | 10.24% | |||
| Turnout | 7,402 | 83.73% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,119 | ||||
| INC(O) win (new seat) | |||||