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Thirunallar

Assembly constituency 25 (GEN) · Puducherry

State boardPuducherry 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#25 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants9
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled27,966
TurnoutNot recorded
NOTA133
WinnerG.N.S. RajasekaranBharatiya Janata Party16,82960.2% of votes
MARGIN9,526 votes · 34.1 pp16,829 − 7,303
Runner-upR. Kamalakannan Indian National Congress7,30326.1% of votes
BJP 69.7% of top-two votesINC 30.3%

All candidates 9

  1. 01 G.N.S. RajasekaranBJP16,829 60.2%
  2. 02 R. KamalakannanINC7,303 26.1%
  3. 03 A. Raja MohamedTVK3,201 11.5%
  4. 04 S. VinothNTK281 1.0%
  5. 05 Antho. John PeetterIND77 0.3%
  6. 06 Chandramouliswarar A.R.TMTK62 0.2%
  7. 07 M.P. Simon RajIND36 0.1%
  8. 08 N.V.R. ArivoliIND29 0.1%
  9. 09 M. VasanthkumarIND15 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 total133
  • State median turnoutno seat carries a turnoutNot available
  • ReconciliationΣ 9 candidates = 27,833Verified

Seat history 2026–1964

  1. 2026
    34.1 pp
    G.N.S. RajasekaranBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2021
    5.2 pp
    Pr. SivaIndependent
  3. 2016
    11.3 pp
    R. KamalakkannanIndian National Congress
  4. 2011
    3.6 pp
    P.R. SivaAll India N.R. Congress
  5. 2006
    1.2 pp
    V.M.C. SivakkumarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    20.6 pp
    V.M.C. SivakumarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    21.9 pp
    V.M.C. SivakumarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    1.8 pp
    V. M. C. V. GanapathyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1990
    6.1 pp
    V. GanapathyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1985
    6.9 pp
    V.M.C. Varada PillaiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    14.3 pp
    V. M. C. SivakumarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    2.0 pp
    V.M.C. VaradhapillaiJanata Party
  13. 1974
    26.2 pp
    V. M. C. VaradapillaiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1969
    52.0 pp
    Y. PandarinathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1964
    41.2 pp
    Varadha Pillai, V.M.CCONG

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 52.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 86.3% of votes; the other 7 candidates 13.2% between them.

    (16,829 + 7,303) ÷ 27,966 = 86.3% · 3,701 ÷ 27,966 = 13.2%

  2. The margin widened from 5.2 pp in 2021 to 34.1 pp.

    34.1 − 5.2 = +28.9 pp

  3. The seat changed hands: IND in 2021, BJP in 2026.

    2021 IND · 2026 BJP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 9 candidate lines27,833
  • NOTAcounted within the total133
  • Published totalVotes polled27,966
  • 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

Candidates9 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutNo seat on the state board carries a turnout

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