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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Embalam

Assembly constituency 21 (GEN) · Puducherry

State boardPuducherry 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#21 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants8
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled31,542
TurnoutNot recorded
NOTA187
WinnerE. MohandossAll India N.R. Congress16,01750.8% of votes
MARGIN4,061 votes · 12.9 pp16,017 − 11,956
Runner-upM. Candassamy Indian National Congress11,95637.9% of votes
AINRC 57.3% of top-two votesINC 42.7%

All candidates 8

  1. 01 E. MohandossAINRC16,017 50.8%
  2. 02 M. CandassamyINC11,956 37.9%
  3. 03 V. TamilselvanTVK2,708 8.6%
  4. 04 S. Manoj ChandarNTK303 1.0%
  5. 05 G. RaguIND232 0.7%
  6. 06 Pragash. KTMTK96 0.3%
  7. 07 M. RamatchandiraneIND23 0.1%
  8. 08 K. RamadassRSD(R)20 0.1%

Turnout Not recorded

The source carries no turnout for this contest.

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total187
  • State median turnoutno seat carries a turnoutNot available
  • ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 31,355Verified

Seat history 2026–1964

  1. 2026
    12.9 pp
    E. MohandossAll India N.R. Congress
  2. 2021
    7.3 pp
    U LakshmikandhanAll India N.R. Congress
  3. 2016
    39.5 pp
    Candassamy M.Indian National Congress
  4. 2011
    5.9 pp
    P. RajaveluAll India N.R. Congress
  5. 2006
    16.7 pp
    M.O.H.F. ShahjahanIndian National Congress
  6. 2001
    5.9 pp
    Shajahan .M.O.H.F.Indian National Congress
  7. 1996
    19.9 pp
    N. KesavanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    24.0 pp
    P. KanannIndian National Congress
  9. 1990
    12.1 pp
    M. O. H. FarookIndian National Congress
  10. 1985
    24.7 pp
    M.O.H. FarookIndian National Congress
  11. 1980
    58.4 pp
    M. O. H. FarookIndian National Congress
  12. 1977
    20.5 pp
    N. VaradhanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1974
    2.1 pp
    Farook, M. O. H.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1969
    8.4 pp
    M. BalayaIndian National Congress
  15. 1964
    44.0 pp
    Nagarajan, G.CONG

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 58.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 88.7% of votes; the other 6 candidates 10.7% between them.

    (16,017 + 11,956) ÷ 31,542 = 88.7% · 3,382 ÷ 31,542 = 10.7%

  2. The margin widened from 7.3 pp in 2021 to 12.9 pp.

    12.9 − 7.3 = +5.6 pp

  3. AINRC held the seat it won in 2021.

    2021 AINRC · 2026 AINRC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines31,355
  • NOTAcounted within the total187
  • Published totalVotes polled31,542
  • Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Puducherry · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates8 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutNo seat on the state board carries a turnout

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