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Puducherry Vidhan Sabha 1974

Results board · 30 constituencies

Seats
30
Constituencies
Majority
16
Seats needed of 30
Electors
2.64L
On the roll
Votes polled
2.18L
82.7% of electors
Median turnout
83.4%
Median of 30 seats
AIADMK short
−4
Below majority · 12 − 16

[01]Seat matrix

30 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 30 seats: AIADMK 12, INC 7, INCO 5, DMK 2, CPI 2, CPI(M) 1, IND 1. Majority line at 16 seats. Hemicycle of 30 seats: AIADMK 12, INC 7, INCO 5, DMK 2, CPI 2, CPI(M) 1, IND 1. Majority line at 16 seats.
Majority · 16 of 30AIADMK 12 · 4 short of majority
AIADMK 1240.0% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
INC 723.3% Indian National Congress
INCO 516.7% Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION)
DMK 26.7% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
CPI 26.7% Communist Party of India
CPI(M) 13.3% Communist Party of India (Marxist)
IND 13.3% Independents

[02]Vote share

Not in the source

The source carries no state-level vote share for Puducherry 1974.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown
  1. Thirubuvanai was decided by 35 votes, the closest of 30 seats; Neravy Grand Aldee had the widest margin, 2,321.

    min / max of margin over 30 seats with a recorded margin
  2. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; INC won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 1 of 30 · INC 1
  3. In SC-reserved seats AIADMK won 1 of 5 (20.0%), against 40.0% of all seats.

    1 ÷ 5 = 20.0% · 12 ÷ 30 = 40.0%
  4. Turnout ran from 72.3% in Raj Bhavan to 89.9% in Nettapakkam; the median seat polled 83.4%.

    min / median / max over 30 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

30 of 30 seats carry a turnout
025507510083.4%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 00.0% of seats
60–70 00.0% of seats
70–80 826.7% of seats
≥ 80% 2273.3% of seats
  • LowestRaj Bhavan72.3%
  • HighestNettapakkam89.9%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

30 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Puducherry Vidhan Sabha 1974, all 30 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Muthialpet Pajaniraja, G. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9,835 473 4.8 80.2
02 Cassicade Ansari Duraiswamy, P. Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 7,699 405 5.3 76.7
03 Raj Bhavan Dhana Kantharaj Indian National Congress 4,284 1,295 30.2 72.3
04 Bussy Pakkiam, S. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,354 239 5.5 73.7
05 Oupalam Parthasarathy, C. N. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,828 1,086 15.9 80.0
06 Orleampeth Manimaran, N. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,912 1,477 18.7 78.6
07 Nellithope Kannan, R. Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 6,606 126 1.9 78.2
08 Modeliarpeth Sabapathy Alias Kothandaraman Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 9,031 561 6.2 83.6
09 Arinkuppam Purushothaman, P. C. Indian National Congress 9,076 347 3.8 82.7
10 EmbalomSC G. Murugesan Indian National Congress 6,663 1,146 17.2 83.3
11 Nettapakkam V. Vengatasubba Reddi Indian National Congress 7,317 1,474 20.1 89.9
12 Kuruvinatham Vengatasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,741 803 10.4 86.2
13 BahourSC Thangavel Clamanso Communist Party of India 7,034 516 7.3 83.5
14 ThirubuvanaiSCCLOSEST A. Gopal Indian National Congress 7,644 35 0.5 84.7
15 Mannadipath D. Ramachandira Reddiar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,537 1,335 17.7 88.6
16 OssuduSC T. Ezhumalai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,163 965 13.5 82.5
17 Villenour M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 7,601 206 2.7 84.7
18 Orhukarai Venugopal Alias Mannathan, G. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,560 704 9.3 84.2
19 Thattanchavady Pethaperumal, V. Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION) 7,402 758 10.2 81.2
20 Reddiapalayam Subbiah V. Communist Party of India 7,586 469 6.2 79.1
21 Lawspet Farook, M. O. H. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,827 186 2.1 85.3
22 Cotchery T. Subbaiya All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,949 1,214 15.3 87.7
23 Karaikal K. Kandhi. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9,611 298 3.1 79.1
24 Karaikal South S. Ramasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,043 1,439 20.4 82.6
25 Neravy Grand AldeeWIDEST V. M. C. Varadapillai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,871 2,321 26.2 85.3
26 Tirunallar A. Soundararengan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,589 1,031 13.6 87.2
27 NeduncaduSC R. Coupousamy Indian National Congress 7,125 709 10.0 86.2
28 Mahe Kunnummal Raghavan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5,498 288 5.2 83.3
29 Paloor Vanmeri Natayi Purushothaman Indian National Congress 4,781 899 18.8 84.4
30 Yanam Kamichetty Sriparassourama Varaprassadarao Independent 4,331 298 6.9 86.8
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 2,321 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1974 · Puducherry · 30 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesThe source has no state-level summary for this election

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