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Lok Sabha Constituency in Puducherry

Puducherry
Location of Puducherry (marked in red) in India
Incumbent V. Vaithilingam
Parliamentary Party Indian National Congress
Elected Year 2019
Established 1967
Reservation None
Union Territory Puducherry
Total Electors 973,161[1]
Assembly Constituencies 30: Mannadipet, Thirubuvanai, Ossudu, Mangalam, Villianur, Ozhukarai, Kadirkamam, Indira Nagar, Thattanchavady, Kamaraj Nagar, Lawspet, Kalapet, Muthialpet, Raj Bhavan, Oupalam, Orleampeth, Nellithope, Mudaliarpet, Ariankuppam, Manavely, Embalam, Nettapakkam, Bahour, Nedungadu, Thirunallar, Karaikal North, Karaikal South, Neravy T R Pattinam, Mahe and Yanam

Coordinates: 11°56′N 79°08′E / 11.93°N 79.13°E / 11.93; 79.13

Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency covers the entire Union Territory of Puducherry. Pondicherry became a union territory after the implementation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1962[2] and changed its name to Puducherry in 2006.[3] This constituency first held elections in 1967 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Thirumudi N. Sethuraman of the Indian National Congress (INC).

History of the constituency[edit]

Sethuraman represented the Indian National Congress (Organisation) in the 1971 election, which he lost to Mohan Kumaramangalam of the INC. The next election in 1977 was won by Aravinda Bala Pajanor of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). P. Shanmugam of the INC won the 1980 election and was re-elected in 1984 and 1989. M. O. H. Farook also of the INC served two terms from 1991 to 1998. In the 1998 election, S. Arumugham of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was elected as MP. Farook was re-elected in 1999 to serve a third term as MP. The next election in 2004 was won by M. Ramadass of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). V. Narayanasamy of the INC was elected in 2009 and was defeated in the next election in 2014 by R. Radhakrishnan of the All India N.R. Congress. Radhakrishnan’s victory was the first time that the Lok Sabha seat was won by a member of a Puducherry regional party.[4] In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections Indian National Congress candidate V. Vaithilingam defeated All India N.R. Congress candidate Dr. Narayanasamy Kesavan by a record margin of 1,97,025 votes, this margin is the highest in the electoral history of Puducherry Parliamentary Constituency. Indian National Congress is the most successful party in this constituency by winning 10 out of 14 elections, in the other 4 elections, 2 times in 1977 and 2004 Indian National Congress party’s alliance partners All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) won respectively.

Prior to independence, the colony sent a member to the French National Assembly.

Assembly segments[edit]

The constituency presently comprises all the thirty segments of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.[5]

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election results[edit]

General election 1967[edit]

General election 1971[edit]

General election 1977[edit]

General election 1980[edit]

General election 1984[edit]

General election 1989[edit]

General election 1991[edit]

General election 1996[edit]

General election 1998[edit]

General election 1999[edit]

General election 2004[edit]

General election 2009[edit]

General election 2014[edit]

General election 2019[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/lok-sabha-polls-phase-2-puducherry-all-you-need-to-know-1504473-2019-04-18“
  2. ^ “The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962”. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  3. ^ “Bill to rename Pondicherry as Puducherry passed”. The Hindu. N. Ram. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  4. ^ “AINRC’s Radhakrishnan beats Union minister Narayanasamy, wins Puducherry Lok Sabha seat”. The Times of India. The Times Group. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  5. ^ “Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008” (PDF). The Election Commission of India.
  6. ^ “Statistical Report on General Elections, 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha” (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 190. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  7. ^ “Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha” (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 204. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  8. ^ “Statistical Report on General Elections, 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha” (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 203. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  9. ^ “Statistical Report on General Elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha” (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 250–251. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  10. ^ “Statistical Report on General Elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha” (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 249–250. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  11. ^ “Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha” (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 300. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  12. ^ “Statistical Report on General Elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha” (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 328. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  13. ^ “Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha” (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 497–498. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  14. ^ “Statistical Report on General Elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha” (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 270. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  15. ^ “Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha” (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 265. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  16. ^ “Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha” (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 362. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  17. ^ “Constituency Wise Detailed Results” (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 196–197. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  18. ^ “Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014”. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  19. ^ “Puducherry”. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.