Lok Sabha Constituency

Puducherry

Constituency No. 1· PuducherryGeneral

Puducherry is Lok Sabha constituency No. 1 in Puducherry, reserved category: General. It covers parts of the districts of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam. The seat is made up of 30 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 10,20,914 electors, of whom 78.9% voted.

State
Puducherry
Constituency No.
1
Category
General
Assembly Segments
30
Districts Covered
Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

VV

V. Vaithilingam

Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament · Puducherry (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2019
Re-elected
2024
Terms at this seat
2
2024 result
4,26,005
Votes
52.73%
Vote share
1,36,516
Victory margin

Ahead of A. Namassivayam (Bharatiya Janata Party) on 2,89,489 votes.

Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
1
State
Puducherry
Category
General
Districts covered
Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam
Assembly segments
30
Total electors
10,20,914
Male electors
4,83,120
Female electors
5,37,784
Third gender electors
10
Polling stations
967
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
VV
V. Vaithilingam
Indian National Congress
4,26,005
Votes
52.73%
Vote Share
1,36,516
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.V. VaithilingamINC4,26,005 · 52.73%
  2. 2.A. NamassivayamBJP2,89,489 · 35.83%
  3. 3.R. MenagaNaam Tamilar Katchi39,603 · 4.9%
  4. 4.G. ThamizhvendanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam25,165 · 3.11%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
VV
V. Vaithilingam
Indian National Congress
4,44,981
Votes
56.27%
Vote Share
1,97,025
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.V. VaithilingamINC4,44,981 · 56.27%
  2. 2.Dr. Narayanasamy KesavanAll India N.R. Congress2,47,956 · 31.36%
  3. 3.M. A. S. SubramanianMakkal Needhi Maiam38,068 · 4.81%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
RR
R. Radhakrishnan
All India N.R. Congress
2,55,826
Votes
34.57%
Vote Share
60,854
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.R. RadhakrishnanAll India N.R. Congress2,55,826 · 34.57%
  2. 2.V. NarayanasamyINC1,94,972 · 26.35%
  3. 3.M. V. OmalingamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1,32,657 · 17.93%

Assembly Segments in Puducherry

(30)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Mannadipet
    AC No. 1 · Puducherry
    AN
    A. Namassivayam
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Thirubuvanai
    AC No. 2 · Puducherry
    Scheduled Caste
    PA
    P. Angalane
    Independent
    MLA
  • Oussudu
    AC No. 3 · Puducherry
    Scheduled Caste
    AK
    A. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Mangalam
    AC No. 4 · Puducherry
    CD
    C. Djeacoumar
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
  • Villianur
    AC No. 5 · Puducherry
    RS
    R. Siva
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Ozhukarai
    AC No. 6 · Puducherry
    MS
    M. Sivasankar
    Independent
    MLA
  • Kadirgamam
    AC No. 7 · Puducherry
    SR
    S. Ramesh
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
  • Indira Nagar
    AC No. 8 · Puducherry
    AA
    A. K. D. Aroumougame
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
  • Thattanchavady
    AC No. 9 · Puducherry
    NR
    N. Rangasamy
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
  • Kamaraj Nagar
    AC No. 10 · Puducherry
    AJ
    A. Johnkumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Lawspet
    AC No. 11 · Puducherry
    MV
    M. Vaithianathan
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Kalapet
    AC No. 12 · Puducherry
    PK
    P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Muthialpet
    AC No. 13 · Puducherry
    JK
    J. Prakash Kumar
    Independent
    MLA
  • Raj Bhavan
    AC No. 14 · Puducherry
    KL
    K. Lakshminarayanan
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
  • Oupalam
    AC No. 15 · Puducherry
    AK
    Anibal Kennedy
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Orleampeth
    AC No. 16 · Puducherry
    GN
    G. Nehru
    Independent
    MLA
  • Nellithope
    AC No. 17 · Puducherry
    RJ
    Richards Johnkumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Mudaliarpet
    AC No. 18 · Puducherry
    LS
    L. Sambath
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Ariankuppam
    AC No. 19 · Puducherry
    RB
    R. Baskar
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
  • Manavely
    AC No. 20 · Puducherry
    ES
    Embalam R. Selvam
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Embalam
    AC No. 21 · Puducherry
    Scheduled Caste
    UL
    U. Lakshmikandhan
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
  • Nettapakkam
    AC No. 22 · Puducherry
    Scheduled Caste
    PR
    P. Rajavelu
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
  • Bahour
    AC No. 23 · Puducherry
    RS
    R. Senthilkumar
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Nedungadu
    AC No. 24 · Karaikal
    Scheduled Caste
    CP
    Chandira Priyanga
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
  • Thirunallar
    AC No. 25 · Karaikal
    PT
    P. R. N. Thirumurugan
    All India N.R. Congress
    MLA
  • Karaikal North
    AC No. 26 · Karaikal
    PS
    P. R. Siva
    Independent
    MLA
  • Karaikal South
    AC No. 27 · Karaikal
    AN
    A. M. H. Nazeem
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Neravy-T.R. Pattinam
    AC No. 28 · Karaikal
    MN
    M. Nagathiyagarajan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Mahe
    AC No. 29 · Mahe
    RP
    Ramesh Parambath
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Yanam
    AC No. 30 · Yanam
    GA
    Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok
    Independent
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
10.21 Lakh
Total Electors
4.83 Lakh
Male Electors
5.38 Lakh
Female Electors
967
Polling Stations
8.08 Lakh
Votes Polled
78.9%
Turnout
Voter turnout78.9%
EVM votes 8,04,736Postal votes 3,200

About Puducherry Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Puducherry
Constituency number
1
Category
General
Districts covered
Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam
Assembly segments
30
Sitting member
V. Vaithilingam
Party
Indian National Congress
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Puducherry
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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