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Puducherry Vidhan Sabha 1991

Results board · 30 constituencies

Seats
30
Constituencies
Majority
16
Seats needed of 30
Electors
5.93L
On the roll
Votes polled
4.02L
67.7% of electors
Median turnout
69.8%
Median of 30 seats
INC short
−1
Below majority · 15 − 16

[01]Seat matrix

30 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 30 seats: INC 15, AIADMK 6, DMK 4, IND 3, CPI 1, JD 1. Majority line at 16 seats. Hemicycle of 30 seats: INC 15, AIADMK 6, DMK 4, IND 3, CPI 1, JD 1. Majority line at 16 seats.
Majority · 16 of 30INC 15 · 1 short of majority
INC 1550.0% Indian National Congress
AIADMK 620.0% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
DMK 413.3% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
IND 310.0% Independents
CPI 13.3% Communist Party of India
JD 13.3% Janata Dal

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 30.0%15 seats · 50.0%
DMK 24.7%4 seats · 13.3%
AIADMK 17.3%6 seats · 20.0%
JD 6.7%1 seat · 3.3%
CPI 5.0%1 seat · 3.3%
Others 16.3%3 seats · 10.0%

Vote share not published

  • IND3 seats

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown
  1. INC converted 30.0% of votes into 50.0% of seats, a seat premium of 20.0 pp.

    15 ÷ 30 = 50.0% · 50.0 − 30.0 = +20.0
  2. DMK polled 24.7% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 4 seats (13.3%).

    4 ÷ 30 = 13.3% · 13.3 − 24.7 = −11.4
  3. Raj Bhavan was decided by 49 votes, the closest of 30 seats; Thattanchavady had the widest margin, 7,260.

    min / max of margin over 30 seats with a recorded margin
  4. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; DMK won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 1 of 30 · DMK 1
  5. In SC-reserved seats INC won 3 of 5 (60.0%), against 50.0% of all seats.

    3 ÷ 5 = 60.0% · 15 ÷ 30 = 50.0%
  6. Turnout ran from 55.0% in Bussy to 83.4% in Yanam; the median seat polled 69.8%.

    min / median / max over 30 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

30 of 30 seats carry a turnout
025507510069.8%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 723.3% of seats
60–70 826.7% of seats
70–80 1343.3% of seats
≥ 80% 26.7% of seats
  • LowestBussy55.0%
  • HighestYanam83.4%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

30 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Puducherry Vidhan Sabha 1991, all 30 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Muthialpet M. Balasubramaniam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 17,955 1,115 6.2 63.7
02 Cassicade M. Elango Janata Dal 10,163 449 4.4 57.2
03 Raj BhavanCLOSEST A. Gandhiraj Indian National Congress 5,016 49 1.0 56.0
04 Bussy C. M.K Achraff Indian National Congress 5,356 1,041 19.4 55.0
05 Oupalam U. C. Arumugan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 13,090 2,069 15.8 65.2
06 Orleampeth K.Parasuraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 14,966 3,084 20.6 58.1
07 Nellithope R. V. Janakiraman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 14,679 79 0.5 59.1
08 Modeliarpeth V. Kothandaraman Alias Sabapathy Independent 18,871 3,935 20.9 67.7
09 Ariankuppam P. Subburayan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 16,988 1,170 6.9 69.4
10 EmbalomSC K. Pakkiri Ammal Indian National Congress 11,906 1,584 13.3 73.0
11 Nettapakkam V. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress 12,461 4,313 34.6 70.7
12 Kuruvinatham T. Thiagarajan Indian National Congress 13,363 2,751 20.6 80.4
13 BahourSC P. Rajavelu Independent 13,458 1,923 14.3 73.3
14 ThirubuvanaiSC D. Viswanathan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 13,772 2,514 18.3 69.3
15 Mannadipeth N. Rajaram Indian National Congress 15,163 897 5.9 77.9
16 OssuduSC N. Marimuthu Indian National Congress 12,077 3,131 25.9 73.3
17 Villenour P. Anandabaskaran Indian National Congress 15,570 1,450 9.3 75.0
18 Ozhukarai K. Natarajan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 15,469 2,287 14.8 71.1
19 ThattanchavadyWIDEST N. Rangasamy Indian National Congress 18,371 7,260 39.5 64.7
20 Reddiarpalayam R. Viswanathan Communist Party of India 21,229 6,617 31.2 57.9
21 Lawspet P. Kanann Indian National Congress 22,465 5,387 24.0 66.1
22 Cotchery R. Nalamaharajan Independent 14,109 459 3.3 76.2
23 Karaikal A. M. H. Nazeem Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 11,807 2,420 20.5 57.3
24 Karaikal South A. V. Subramanian Indian National Congress 10,360 2,465 23.8 65.7
25 Neravy-Grand Aldee V. M. C. V. Ganapathy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 13,160 239 1.8 75.9
26 Tirunallar A. Soundararengan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10,974 1,407 12.8 72.1
27 NeduncaduSC M. Chandirakasu Indian National Congress 11,075 1,131 10.2 75.7
28 Mahe E. Valsaraj Indian National Congress 8,293 2,678 32.3 70.1
29 Palloor A. V. Sreedharan Indian National Congress 8,431 2,302 27.3 70.4
30 Yanam Velaga Rajeswara Rao Indian National Congress 11,230 1,627 14.5 83.4
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 7,260 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1991 · Puducherry · 30 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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