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{{Short description|Indian union territory election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| vote_type = Popular 
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1990
| election_date = 15 June 1991
| next_election = 1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1996
| seats_for_election = 30 seats in the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 16
| registered = {{formatnum:593318}}
| turnout = 67.73%
| image_size = 100px

| party1 = Indian National Congress
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=V. Vaithilingam.jpg|bSize=120|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=17|oTop=03}}
| leader1 = [[V. Vaithilingam]]
| leaders_seat1 =
| leader_since1 =
| seats1 = 15
| seats_before1 = 11
| popular_vote1 = 32.29%
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 4

| party2 = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Indian election symbol rising sun.svg|bSize=120|cWidth=100|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=0}}
| leader2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| leader_since2 =
| seats2 = 4
| seats_before2 = 9
| popular_vote2 = 24.71%
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 5


| title = [[Chief Minister of Puducherry|CM]]
| before_election = [[President's rule]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[V. Vaithilingam]]
}}
Elections to the '''[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]''' were held in June 1991, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] (then known as Pondicherry), in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se1991.PDF |title=Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1991 |access-date= 4 September 2022}}</ref> The [[Indian National Congress]] won the popular vote and the most seats, and [[V. Vaithilingam]] was appointed as the [[Chief Minister of Puducherry]].<ref> {{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Vaithilingam-sworn-in-as-Puducherry-Chief-Minister/articleshow/3443222.cms |title=Vaithilingam sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister |date=4 September 2008 |agency=PTI |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |quote=This is 58-year old Vaithilingam's second term as Chief Minister. He had earlier headed the Congress government between 1991 and 1996. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021173333/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-09-04/india/27901371_1_office-and-secrecy-vaithilingam-ministers |archive-date=21 October 2012 |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/pondicherry.HTML |title=Pondicherry Legislative Assembly |access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref> The Indian National Congress was in an alliance with the AIADMK.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/03/26/explained-puducherry-the-territory-of-coalitions-and-presidents-rule.html |title=Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule |magazine=[[The Week (Indian magazine)]] |date=26 March 2021 |quote=8th election: 1991 - The Congress retained its position as the single-largest party, winning 15 seats with a vote share of 30 per cent. The Congress continued its tie-up with the AIADMK, which won six of the 10 seats it contested and had a vote share of 17 per cent. |access-date= 4 September 2022}}</ref>

==Seat allotments==
===[[Indian National Congress|Congress Alliance]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="height: 50px;"
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| No.<br />
! scope="col" style="width:300px;" colspan="2"| Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Leader
! scope="col" style="width:60px;"| Seats
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|1. || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || style="text-align:center;"|
[[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
|| [[V. Vaithilingam]] || style="text-align:center;"|19
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|2. || {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Indian election symbol two leaves.svg|50x50px]] || [[J. Jayalalithaa]] || style="text-align:center;"|10
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|3. || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} || style="text-align:center;"|[[File:Blank.svg|50px]]|| P. Rajavelu (''In Bagoor constituency'')|| style="text-align:center;"|1
|}

===[[DMK-led Alliance]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="height: 50px;"
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| No.<br />
! scope="col" style="width:300px;" colspan="2"| Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Leader
! scope="col" style="width:60px;"| Seats
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|1. || {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg|50x50px]] || [[M. Karunanidhi]] || style="text-align:center;"|19
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|2. || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} || style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Janata Dal symbol.svg|50px]] || [[Sivaji Ganesan]] || style="text-align:center;"|6
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|3. || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}|| style="text-align:center;"| [[File:CPI symbol.svg|50x50px]] || [[Indrajit Gupta]] || style="text-align:center;"|3
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|4. || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}} || style="text-align:center;"| [[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg|50x50px]] || [[Harkishan Singh Surjeet]]|| style="text-align:center;"|2
|}

==Results==
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Pondicherry Legislative Assembly 1991.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=117289|seats1=15|sc1={{increase}}4
|party2=[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|votes2=96607|seats2=4|sc2={{decrease}}5
|party3=[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|votes3=67792|seats3=6|sc3={{increase}}3
|party4=[[Janata Dal]]|votes4=26321|seats4=1|sc4={{decrease}}3
|party5=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes5=19503|seats5=1|sc5={{decrease}}1
|party20=Others|votes20=27678|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=Independents|votes21=35739|seats21=3|sc21={{increase}}2
|total_sc=0
|invalid=10895
|electorate=593318
|source=ECI<ref name=election1991>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3433-puducherry-1991/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Elected members==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Results by constituency |
* Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency
!Turnout
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Margin
|-
! #k
! Names
!%
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
!%
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
!%
|-
| 1 || [[Muthialpet Assembly constituency|Muthialpet]] || 63.69% || M. Balasubramaniam || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 9,175 || 52.38% || S. Anandavelu || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 8,060 || 46.02% || 1,115
|-
| 2 || [[Cassicade Assembly constituency|Cassicade]] || 57.22% || M. Elango || {{party name with color|Janata Dal}} || 4,927 || 49.97% || P. Shanmugan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 4,478 || 45.42% || 449
|-
| 3 || [[Raj Bhavan Assembly constituency|Raj Bhavan]] || 55.95% || A. Gandhiraj || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,381 || 48.45% || S. P. Sivakumar || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 2,332 || 47.46% || 49
|-
| 4 || [[Bussy Assembly constituency|Bussy]] || 54.96% || C. M. Achraff || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,083 || 58.80% || G. Perularaja || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 2,042 || 38.95% || 1,041
|-
| 5 || [[Oupalam Assembly constituency|Oupalam]] || 65.16% || U. C. Arumugan || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 7,352 || 57.27% || N. Nathamuthu || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 5,283 || 41.15% || 2,069
|-
| 6 || [[Orleampeth Assembly constituency|Orleampeth]] || 58.15% || K. Parasuraman || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 8,697 || 59.44% || N. Manimaran || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 5,613 || 38.36% || 3,084
|-
| 7 || [[Nellithope Assembly constituency|Nellithope]] || 59.08% || [[R. V. Janakiraman]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 7,067 || 49.05% || N. R. Shanmugam || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,988 || 48.50% || 79
|-
| 8 || [[Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency|Mudaliarpet]] || 67.66% || V. Sababady Kothandraman || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 8,230 || 45.45% || M. Manjini || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 4,295 || 23.72% || 3,935
|-
| 9 || [[Ariankuppam Assembly constituency|Ariankuppam]] || 69.40% || [[P. Subbarayan]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 5,794 || 35.59% || S. Ramsing || {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}} || 4,624 || 28.40% || 1,170
|-
| 10 || [[Embalam Assembly constituency|Embalam]] || 73.00% || K. Pakkiri Ammal || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 4,171 || 37.57% || R. Rajaraman || {{party name with color|Janata Dal}} || 2,587 || 23.30% || 1,584
|-
| 11 || [[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]] || 70.68% || [[V. Vaithilingam]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 8,095 || 66.14% || R. Subbaraya Gounder || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,782 || 30.90% || 4,313
|-
| 12 || [[Kuruvinatham Assembly constituency|Kuruvinatham]] || 80.41% || T. Thiagarajan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 6,765 || 51.72% || N. Vengadasamy || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,014 || 30.69% || 2,751
|-
| 13 || [[Bahour Assembly constituency|Bahour]] || 73.30% || P. Rajavelu || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 6,377 || 48.63% || E. Rajalingam || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 4,454 || 33.96% || 1,923
|-
| 14 || [[Thirubuvanai Assembly constituency|Thirubuvanai]] || 69.35% || D. Viswanathan || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 7,453 || 55.69% || M. Thangavelu || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,939 || 36.90% || 2,514
|-
| 15 || [[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipet]] || 77.87% || N. Rajaram || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 7,771 || 52.33% || D. Ramachandran || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,874 || 46.29% || 897
|-
| 16 || [[Ossudu Assembly constituency|Ossudu]] || 73.28% || N. Marimuthu || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 7,293 || 63.00% || S. Balaraman || {{party name with color|Janata Dal}} || 4,162 || 35.95% || 3,131
|-
| 17 || [[Villianur Assembly constituency|Villianur]] || 74.99% || P. Anandabaskaran || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 8,190 || 54.09% || C. Jayakumar || {{party name with color|Janata Dal}} || 6,740 || 44.51% || 1,450
|-
| 18 || [[Ozhukarai Assembly constituency|Ozhukarai]] || 71.15% || K. Natarajan || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 8,566 || 56.82% || M. Rasan Alias Vazhumuni || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,279 || 41.65% || 2,287
|-
| 19 || [[Thattanchavady Assembly constituency|Thattanchavady]] || 64.70% || [[N. Rangaswamy]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 12,545 || 69.71% || V. Pethaperumal || {{party name with color|Janata Dal}} || 5,285 || 29.37% || 7,260
|-
| 20 || [[Reddiarpalayam Assembly constituency|Reddiarpalayam]] || 57.85% || R. Viswanathan || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 13,134 || 64.00% || Indira Munusamy || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,517 || 31.76% || 6,617
|-
| 21 || [[Lawspet Assembly constituency|Lawspet]] || 66.15% || P. Kanann || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 13,475 || 61.51% || P. Sankaran || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} || 8,088 || 36.92% || 5,387
|-
| 22 || [[Cotchery Assembly constituency|Cotchery]] || 76.19% || R. Nalamaharajan || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 5,051 || 37.01% || M. Vaithilingam || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 4,592 || 33.64% || 459
|-
| 23 || [[Karaikal North Assembly constituency|Karaikal North]] || 57.35% || [[A. M. H. Nazeem]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,809 || 59.31% || M. Gnanadesigan || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,389 || 38.23% || 2,420
|-
| 24 || [[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal South]] || 65.69% || [[A. V. Subramanian]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 6,189 || 61.10% || S. Savarirajan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,724 || 36.76% || 2,465
|-
| 25 || [[Neravy T R Pattinam Assembly constituency|Neravy T R Pattinam]] || 75.92% || V. M. C. V. Ganapathy || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,384 || 49.67% || [[V. M. C. Sivakumar]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,145 || 47.81% || 239
|-
| 26 || [[Thirunallar Assembly constituency|Thirunallar]] || 72.09% || A. Soundararengan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,401 || 41.37% || R. Kamalakkannan || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 2,994 || 28.14% || 1,407
|-
| 27 || [[Nedungadu Assembly constituency|Nedungadu]] || 75.75% || M. Chandirakasu || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 5,955 || 55.25% || S. A. Marimuthu || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,824 || 44.75% || 1,131
|-
| 28 || [[Mahe Assembly constituency|Mahe]] || 70.09% || E. Valsaraj || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 5,099 || 62.62% || K. V. Raghavan || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} || 2,421 || 29.73% || 2,678
|-
| 29 || [[Palloor Assembly constituency|Palloor]] || 70.41% || A. V. Sreedharan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 4,922 || 59.02% || K. M. Raju Master || {{party name with color|Janata Dal}} || 2,620 || 31.41% || 2,302
|-
| 30 || [[Yanam Assembly constituency|Yanam]] || 83.39% || Velaga Rajeshwara Rao || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 6,331 || 56.87% || Raksha Harikrishna || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,704 || 42.26% || 1,627
|}

==See also==
*[[List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[1991 elections in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Record of all Puducherry Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=19 May 2022}}

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