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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 = 1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| vote_type = Popular 
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1991
| election_date = 27 April 1996
| next_election = 2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2001
| seats_for_election = 30 seats in the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 16
| registered = {{formatnum:633635}}
| turnout = 75.33%
| image_size = 100px

| party1 = Indian National Congress
| image1 = V. Vaithilingam.jpg
| leader1 = [[V. Vaithilingam]]
| leaders_seat1 =
| leader_since1 =
| seats1 = 9
| seats_before1 = 15
| popular_vote1 = 28.39%
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 6

| 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 = [[R. V. Janakiraman]]
| leaders_seat2 =
| leader_since2 =
| seats2 = 7
| seats_before2 = 4
| popular_vote2 = 25.65%
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 3


| title = [[Chief Minister of Puducherry|CM]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| before_election = [[V. Vaithilingam]]
| after_party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| after_election = [[R. V. Janakiraman]]
}}

Elections to the '''[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]''' were held in April 1996, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] (then known as Pondicherry), in India.<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=9th election: 1996 - The Congress was the single-largest party in the 1996 election in Puducherry, winning nine seats with a vote share of 25 per cent. The DMK, its principle adversary, won seven seats, with a vote share of nearly 23 per cent |access-date= 4 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se1996.PDF |title=Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1996 |access-date= 4 September 2022}}</ref> The [[Indian National Congress]] won the most seats, but the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] won the popular vote, and [[R. V. Janakiraman]] was appointed as the [[Chief Minister of Puducherry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/former-puducherry-chief-minister-rv-janakiraman-dead/articleshow/69721586.cms |title=Former Puducherry chief minister RV Janakiraman dead |date=10 June 2019 |author=Bosco Dominique |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date= 6 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/pondicherry.HTML |title=Pondicherry Legislative Assembly |access-date=8 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;"|20
|- 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
|}

===[[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;"|18
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|2. || {{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}} || style="text-align:center;"| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|50x50px]] || [[G. K. Moopanar]] || style="text-align:center;"|5
|- 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|Independent (politician)}} || style="text-align:center;"| || || style="text-align:center;"|4
|}

==List of Candidates==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Constituency
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|-
!colspan="3"|[[Indian National Congress|'''INC+''']]
!colspan="3"|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|'''DMK+''']]
|-
! 1
| [[Muthialpet Assembly constituency|Muthialpet]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. Anandavelu
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| G. Palaniraja
|-

! 2
| [[Cassicade Assembly constituency|Cassicade]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| S. Narayanasamy
| {{party name with color|Independent|shortname=Ind.}}
| P. Kannan
|-

! 3
| [[Raj Bhavan Assembly constituency|Raj Bhavan]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| A. Gandhirasu
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S.P. Sivakumar
|-

! 4
| [[Bussy Assembly constituency|Bussy]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| C.M. Achraff
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| Abdul Rachide
|-

! 5
| [[Oupalam Assembly constituency|Oupalam]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| U.C. Arumugham
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}
| S. Rathinam @ Manohar
|-

! 6
| [[Orleampeth Assembly constituency|Orleampeth]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| K. Parasuraman
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| R. Siva
|-

! 7
| [[Nellithope Assembly constituency|Nellithope]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| D. Ramachandiren
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| R.V. Janakiraman
|-

! 8
| [[Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency|Modeliarpeth]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| V. Kothandaraman Sababathy
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| M. Manjini
|-

! 9
| [[Ariankuppam Assembly constituency|Ariankuppam]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. Sreedharan
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| T. Jayamoorthy
|-

! 10
| [[Embalam Assembly constituency|Embalom (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| K. Pakkiriammal
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| P. Muthukrishnan
|-

! 11
| [[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| V. Vaithilingam
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| P.M. Mathy @ Subbarayan
|-

! 12
| [[Kuruvinatham Assembly constituency|Kuruvinatham]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| T. Thiagarajan
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| A. Annapoorni
|-

! 13
| [[Bahour Assembly constituency|Bahour (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| P. Rajavelu
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}
| M. Kandasamy
|-

! 14
| [[Thirubuvanai Assembly constituency|Thirubuvanai (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. Arasi
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| K. Jayaraj
|-

! 15
| [[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipet]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| N. Rajaram
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}
| K. Rajasegaran
|-

! 16
| [[Ossudu Assembly constituency|Ossudu (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| N. Marimuthu
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}
| V. Nagarathinam
|-

! 17
| [[Villianur Assembly constituency|Villenour]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| P. Anandbaskaran
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}
| C. Jayakumar
|-

! 18
| [[Ozhukarai Assembly constituency|Ozhukarai]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| K. Natarajan
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| R.R. Somasundaram
|-

! 19
| [[Thattanchavady Assembly constituency|Thattanchavady]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| N. Rangasamy
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| V. Rathinavelu
|-

! 20
| [[Reddiarpalayam Assembly constituency|Reddiarpalayam]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Na. Manimaran
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| R. Viswanathan
|-

! 21
| [[Lawspet Assembly constituency|Lawspet]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| M.O.H.F. Shajahan
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| N. Kesavan
|-

! 22
| [[Cotchery Assembly constituency|Cotchery]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| R. Nalamagarajan
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. Shanmugam
|-

! 23
| [[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| H.M. Abdul Kader
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| A.M.H. Nazeem
|-

! 24
| [[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal South]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| A.V. Subramanian
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. Savarirajan
|-

! 25
| [[Neravy T. R. Pattinam Assembly constituency|Neravy-Grand Aldee]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| A.M.K. Balu
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| V.M.C. Sivakkumar
|-

! 26
| [[Thirunallar Assembly constituency|Tirunallar]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| R. Kamalakannan
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| A. Soundarengan
|-

! 27
| [[Nedungadu Assembly constituency|Neduncadu (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| M. Chandirakasu
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| A. Marimuthu
|-

! 28
| [[Mahe Assembly constituency|Mahe]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| E. Valsaraj
| {{party name with color|Independent|shortname=Ind.}}
| Manoly Muhammad
|-

! 29
| [[Palloor Assembly constituency|Palloor]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| A.V. Sreedharan
| {{party name with color|Independent|shortname=Ind.}}
| P.K. Sathyanandan
|-

! 30
| [[Yanam Assembly constituency|Yanam]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| Velaga Rajeswara Rao
| {{party name with color|Independent|shortname=Ind.}}
| Malladi Krishna Rao
|-
|}

==Results==
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Pondicherry Legislative Assembly 1996.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=116618|seats1=9|sc1={{decrease}}6
|party2=[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|votes2=105392|seats2=7|sc2={{increase}}3
|party3=[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|votes3=57678|seats3=3|sc3={{increase}}3
|party4=[[Tamil Maanila Congress]]|votes4=42485|seats4=5|sc4=New
|party5=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes5=29964|seats5=2|sc5={{increase}}1
|party6=[[Janata Dal]]|votes6=20360|seats6=1|sc6=0
|party7=[[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]|votes7=11544|seats7=1|sc7=New
|party20=Others|votes20=29126|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=Independents|votes21=47126|seats21=2|sc21={{decrease}}1
|total_sc=0
|invalid=17036
|electorate=633635
|source=ECI<ref name=election1996>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3434-puducherry-1996/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 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]] || 69.96% || S. Anandavelu || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 11,009 || 56.26% || G. Palani Raja || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 8,098 || 41.39% || 2,911
|-
| 2 || [[Cassicade Assembly constituency|Cassicade]] || 66.08% || P. Kannan || {{party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=IND}} || 6,501 || 63.21% || S. Narayanasamy || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,195 || 31.06% || 3,306
|-
| 3 || [[Raj Bhavan Assembly constituency|Raj Bhavan]] || 65.39% || S. P. Sivakumar || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 2,697 || 58.54% || A. Gandhirasu || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 1,159 || 25.16% || 1,538
|-
| 4 || [[Bussy Assembly constituency|Bussy]] || 60.37% || C. M. Achraff || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 2,208 || 46.26% || A. Abdul Rachide || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 1,378 || 28.87% || 830
|-
| 5 || [[Oupalam Assembly constituency|Oupalam]] || 72.39% || S. Rathinam @ Manohar || {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}} || 6,866 || 50.79% || U. C. Arumugam || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 5,866 || 43.39% || 1,000
|-
| 6 || [[Orleampeth Assembly constituency|Orleampeth]] || 68.14% || [[R. Siva]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 8,105 || 49.16% || K. Parasuraman || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 5,107 || 30.97% || 2,998
|-
| 7 || [[Nellithope Assembly constituency|Nellithope]] || 69.88% || [[R. V. Janakiraman]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 8,803 || 52.31% || D. Ramachandiren || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 7,354 || 43.70% || 1,449
|-
| 8 || [[Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency|Mudaliarpet]] || 71.54% || M. Manjini || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 11,380 || 49.69% || V. Sababady Kothandraman || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 8,278 || 36.15% || 3,102
|-
| 9 || [[Ariankuppam Assembly constituency|Ariankuppam]] || 79.25% || S. Ramsingh || {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}} || 7,382 || 37.86% || T. Jayamoorthy || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,329 || 32.46% || 1,053
|-
| 10 || [[Embalam Assembly constituency|Embalam]] || 78.31% || R. Rajaraman || {{party name with color|Janata Dal}} || 8,311 || 62.73% || K. Pakkiriammal || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,454 || 26.07% || 4,857
|-
| 11 || [[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]] || 83.58% || [[V. Vaithilingam]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 7,563 || 54.86% || V. Muthunarayana Reddiar || {{party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=IND}} || 5,036 || 36.53% || 2,527
|-
| 12 || [[Kuruvinatham Assembly constituency|Kuruvinatham]] || 87.32% || T. Thiagarajan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 7,209 || 48.85% || R. Ramanathan || {{party name with color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 7,022 || 47.58% || 187
|-
| 13 || [[Bahour Assembly constituency|Bahour]] || 83.48% || M. Kandasamy || {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}} || 7,921 || 51.95% || P. Rajavelu || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 7,221 || 47.36% || 700
|-
| 14 || [[Thirubuvanai Assembly constituency|Thirubuvanai]] || 79.23% || S. Arasi || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 5,707 || 37.08% || K. Jayaraj || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 5,586 || 36.29% || 121
|-
| 15 || [[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipet]] || 82.77% || K. Rajasegaran || {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}} || 8,113 || 51.63% || N. Rajaram || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 6,866 || 43.69% || 1,247
|-
| 16 || [[Ossudu Assembly constituency|Ossudu]] || 80.14% || V. Nagarathinam || {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}} || 7,380 || 53.78% || N. Marimuthu || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 5,232 || 38.13% || 2,148
|-
| 17 || [[Villianur Assembly constituency|Villianur]] || 83.35% || C. Jayakumar || {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}} || 12,205 || 64.56% || P. Anandabaskaran || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 6,509 || 34.43% || 5,696
|-
| 18 || [[Ozhukarai Assembly constituency|Ozhukarai]] || 75.71% || K. Natarajan || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 7,794 || 41.10% || R. R. Somasundaram || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,252 || 32.97% || 1,542
|-
| 19 || [[Thattanchavady Assembly constituency|Thattanchavady]] || 72.14% || [[N. Rangaswamy]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 9,989 || 42.95% || V. Pethaperumal || {{party name with color|Janata Dal}} || 7,699 || 33.11% || 2,290
|-
| 20 || [[Reddiarpalayam Assembly constituency|Reddiarpalayam]] || 62.82% || R. Viswanathan || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 17,206 || 65.58% || Na. Manimaran || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 5,966 || 22.74% || 11,240
|-
| 21 || [[Lawspet Assembly constituency|Lawspet]] || 71.79% || N. Kesavan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 16,442 || 54.40% || [[M. O. H. F. Shahjahan]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 10,211 || 33.78% || 6,231
|-
| 22 || [[Cotchery Assembly constituency|Cotchery]] || 78.37% || R. Nalamagarajan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 7,630 || 47.53% || G. Panjavarnam || {{party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=IND}} || 5,968 || 37.17% || 1,662
|-
| 23 || [[Karaikal North Assembly constituency|Karaikal North]] || 67.73% || [[A. M. H. Nazeem]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 9,474 || 71.01% || H. M. Abdul Kader || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 2,946 || 22.08% || 6,528
|-
| 24 || [[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal South]] || 75.45% || [[A. V. Subramanian]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 6,676 || 57.48% || S. Savarirajan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,717 || 40.61% || 1,959
|-
| 25 || [[Neravy T R Pattinam Assembly constituency|Neravy T R Pattinam]] || 78.01% || [[V. M. C. Sivakumar]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 7,595 || 53.44% || S. T. P. Diravidamani || {{party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=IND}} || 4,385 || 30.85% || 3,210
|-
| 26 || [[Thirunallar Assembly constituency|Thirunallar]] || 78.92% || R. Kamalakannan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 6,063 || 48.53% || A. Soundarengan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,938 || 39.53% || 1,125
|-
| 27 || [[Nedungadu Assembly constituency|Nedungadu]] || 83.17% || A. Marimuthu || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,899 || 54.93% || M. Chandirakasu || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 5,116 || 40.74% || 1,783
|-
| 28 || [[Mahe Assembly constituency|Mahe]] || 76.06% || E. Valsaraj || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 4,184 || 45.58% || Manoli Muhammad || {{party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=IND}} || 3,915 || 42.65% || 269
|-
| 29 || [[Palloor Assembly constituency|Palloor]] || 74.44% || A. V. Sreedharan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 4,253 || 45.40% || Panangatil Khader || {{party name with color|Janata Dal}} || 2,929 || 31.27% || 1,324
|-
| 30 || [[Yanam Assembly constituency|Yanam]] || 86.68% || [[Malladi Krishna Rao]] || {{party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=IND}} || 8,445 || 62.31% || Velaga Rajeshwara Rao || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,602 || 26.58% || 4,843
|}

==See also==
*[[List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[1996 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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