Puducherry election results 2026 (Image: AI-generated)
The elections for the 2026 General Elections in five states have come to a close, and now attention has turned to the results day. West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry will have their votes counted on May 4.
The count will start at 8 am on Monday, with postal ballots being counted first, followed by the votes that have been cast using EVMs. The Election Commission will provide progress reports throughout the day; trends should begin to develop by around 1 pm, and the final results should be available by the end of the day if there are no issues with counting.
Counting in Puducherry will begin early on Monday morning, around 8 am. To check election results,
The Puducherry Assembly elections for 2026 took place on April 9 across Puducherry in one day. The percentage of registered voters who cast their ballots in this election was 89.87%.
The participation rate is one of the highest counts ever in the union territory (UT) since the UT’s initial Assembly vote occurred in 1964, indicating continued interest from all voters.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
| Party | Seats Contested | Key Leader |
|---|---|---|
| All India N.R. Congress | 16 | N. Rangasamy |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 10 | V. P. Ramalingame |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 | A. Anbalagan |
| Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi | 2 | Jose Charles Martin |
Secular Progressive Alliance
| Party | Seats Contested | Key Leader |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 21 | V. Vaithilingam |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 13 | R. Siva |
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 4 | Deva Pozhilan |
TVK-led Alliance
| Party | Seats Contested | Key Leader |
|---|---|---|
| Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 28 | Vijay |
| Neyam Makkal Kazhagam | 2 | G. Nehru Kuppusamy |
SNMMK-AIPTMMK Alliance
| Party | Seats Contested | Key Leader |
|---|---|---|
| Sengol Needhi Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | 10 | Sathiyamurthy |
| All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | 4 | V. K. Sasikala |
Other Parties
| Party | Seats Contested | Key Leader |
|---|---|---|
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | 28 | Seeman |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | S. Ramachandran |
| Communist Party of India | 2 | A. M. Saleem |
As per reports, a total of 294 candidates are running for election across 30 constituencies in Puducherry. The contesting political parties are the ruling NDA coalition composed of the All India Nationalist Religious Congress party; the Bharatiya Janata Party; the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi against the INDIA bloc, Indian National Congress (INC), the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi.
Actor Vijay’s newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam is emerging as another serious contender in this election and is being viewed as a major new competitor. Other smaller political parties also running in this election include the Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and the Naam Tamilar Katchi.
| # | Constituency | NDA | SPA | TVK+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mannadipet | A. Namassivayam (BJP) | T.P.R Selvame (INC) | K. Bharathithasan (TVK) |
| 2 | Thirubuvanai (SC) | B. Kobiga (AINRC) | P. Angalane (DMK) | A.K. Sai. J. Saravanan Kumar (TVK) |
| 3 | Ossudu (SC) | E. Theepainthan (BJP) | P. Karthikeyan (INC) | S. Saraganabava (TVK) |
| 4 | Mangalam | N. Rangasamy (AINRC) | S.S. Rangan (DMK) | M. K. Sathia Manikkavasagane (TVK) |
| 5 | Villianur | Ravikumar (AINRC) | R. Siva (DMK) | R. Ramesh (TVK) |
| 6 | Ozhukarai | K. Narayanasamy (AINRC) | Selva. Pushpalata (VCK) | Sasibalan (TVK) |
| 7 | Kadirkamam | K. S. P. Ramesh (AINRC) | P. Vadivelu (DMK) | Jayanthi Rajavelu (TVK) |
| 8 | Indira Nagar | A. K. D. Arumugam (AINRC) | N. Rajakumar (INC) | S. Mourougane (TVK) |
| 9 | Thattanchavady | N. Rangasamy (AINRC) | V. Vaithilingam (INC) | E. Vinayagam (NMK) |
| 10 | Kamaraj Nagar | Jose Charles Martin (LJK) | P. K. Devadoss (INC) | Suman (TVK) |
| 11 | Lawspet | V. P. Sivakolundhu (AINRC) | M. Vaithianathan (INC) | V. Saminathan (TVK) |
| 12 | Kalapet | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram (BJP) | A. Senthil Ramesh (DMK) | D. Sasikumar (TVK) |
| 13 | Muthialpet | Vaiyapuri Manikandan (AINRC) | M. Rajendran (INC) | J. Prakash Kumar (TVK) |
| 14 | Raj Bhavan | V. P. Ramalingame (BJP) | Vignesh Kannan (DMK) | V. J. Chandran (TVK) |
| 15 | Oupalam | A. Anbalagan (AIADMK) | Annibal Kennedy (DMK) | S. Siva (TVK) |
| 16 | Orleampeth | A. Gandhi (AIADMK) | S. Gopal (DMK) | G. Nehru Kuppusamy (NMK) |
| 17 | Nellithope | A. Jayakumar (LJK) | V. Karthikeyan (DMK) | S. Vigneshwaran (TVK) |
| 18 | Mudaliarpet | A. Johnkumar (BJP) | L. Sambath (DMK) | N. Manibalan (TVK) |
| 19 | Ariankuppam | Aiyappan (AINRC) | D. Vijayalakshmy (INC) | Kumaravelu (TVK) |
| 20 | Manavely | Embalam R. Selvam (BJP) | R. K. R. Anantharaman (INC) | B. Ramu (TVK) |
| 21 | Embalam (SC) | Mohamdaoss (AINRC) | M. Kandaswamy (INC) | V. Tamilselvan (TVK) |
| 22 | Nettapakkam (SC) | Rajavelu (AINRC) | P. Sadasivam (INC) | L. Periasamy (TVK) |
| 23 | Bahour | T. Thiagarajan (AINRC) | R. Senthilkumar (DMK) | N. Dhanavelou (TVK) |
| 24 | Nedungadu (SC) | Chandira Priyanga (AINRC) | Dinesh Kumar (INC) | U. Kamaraj (TVK) |
| 25 | Thirunallar | G. N. S. Rajasekaran (BJP) | R. Kamalakannan (INC) | A. Raja Mohamed (TVK) |
| 26 | Karaikal North | P. R. N. Thirumurugan (AINRC) | A. M. Ranjith (INC) | A. Vengadesh (TVK) |
| 27 | Karaikal South | M. Arulmurugan (BJP) | A. M. H. Nazeem (DMK) | K. A. U. Assana (TVK) |
| 28 | Neravy T. R. Pattinam | T. K. S. M. Meenatchisundaram (BJP) | M. Nagathiyagarajan (DMK) | Pranadarti Gareswaran (TVK) |
| 29 | Mahe | A. Dineshan (BJP) | Ramesh Parambath (INC) | Prijesh M (TVK) |
| 30 | Yanam | Malladi Krishna Rao (AINRC) | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok (INC) | Thota Raju (TVK) |
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