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{{Short description|Election in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = legislative
| vote_type = Popular 
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1996
| election_date = 10 May 2001
| next_election = 2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2006
| seats_for_election = 30 seats in the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 16
| registered = {{formatnum:658647}}
| turnout = 70.10%
| image_size = 100px

| party1 = Indian National Congress
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Hand_INC.svg|bSize=120|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=17|oTop=03}}
| leader1 = [[P. Shanmugam]]
| leaders_seat1 =
| leader_since1 =
| seats1 = 11
| seats_before1 = 9
| popular_vote1 =
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 2

| 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 = 7
| popular_vote2 =
| seat_change2 = {{nochange}}


| title = [[Chief Minister of Puducherry|CM]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| before_election = [[P. Shanmugam (Pondicherry politician)|P. Shanmugam]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[P. Shanmugam (Pondicherry politician)|P. Shanmugam]]
}}

Elections to the '''[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]''' were held in 2001, 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=10th election: 2001 - The Congress was the single-largest party in the 2001 Puducherry election, winning 11 seats, with a vote share of 22.78 per cent. Its pre-poll ally, the Tamil Maanila Congress, won two seats. The Congress and Tamil Maanila Congress formed the government, with outside support of the AIADMK, which had won three seats. |access-date= 4 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se2001.PDF |title=Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 2001 |access-date= 4 September 2022}}</ref> The [[Indian National Congress]] won the popular vote and the most seats, and [[P. Shanmugam (Pondicherry politician)|P. Shanmugam]] was appointed as the [[Chief Minister of Puducherry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/02/02/258--Former-Puducherry-chief-minister-Shanmugam-dead-.html |title=Former Puducherry chief minister Shanmugam dead |publisher=Newstrackindia.com |date= |accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/former-puducherry-cm-shanmugam-passes-away/article4373211.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205070516/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/former-puducherry-cm-shanmugam-passes-away/article4373211.ece |archive-date=5 February 2013 |title=Former Puducherry CM Shanmugam passes away |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/pondicherry.HTML |title=Pondicherry Legislative Assembly |access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Event
!Date
|-
| Date for Nominations
| 16 April 2001
|-
| Last Date for filing Nominations
| 23 April 2001
|-
| Date for scrutiny of nominations
| 24 April 2001
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
| 26 April 2001
|-
| Date of poll
| '''10 May 2001'''
|-
| Date of counting
| '''13 May 2001'''
|}

==Seat allotments==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=4|Party/Alliance
!Flag
!Electoral symbol
!Leader
!colspan=2|Seats contested
|-
|rowspan=3 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|rowspan=3|[[Indian National Congress|INC+]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
|[[P. Shanmugam (Pondicherry politician)|P. Shanmugam]]
|colspan=2|21
|-
|{{party color cell|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
|
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|50px]]
|[[G. K. Moopanar]]
|colspan=2|7
|-
|{{party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI-banner.svg|50px]]
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[R. Nallakannu]]
|colspan=2|2
|-
|rowspan=4 {{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|rowspan=4|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:Flag DMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg|50px]]
|[[M. Karunanidhi]]
|colspan=2|15*
|-
|{{party color cell|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}
|[[Puducherry Makkal Congress]]
|[[File:Blank.svg|80px]]
|[[File:Blank.svg|80px]]
|P. Kannan
|colspan=2|9
|-
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
|[[L. K. Advani]]
|colspan=2|5
|-
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal (United)}}
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|[[File:JanataDalUnitedFlag.PNG|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Arrow.svg|50px]]
|[[Nitish Kumar]]
|colspan=2|1
|-
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|rowspan=2|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK+]]
|{{party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[File:AIADMK Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian election symbol two leaves.svg|50px]]
|[[J. Jayalalithaa]]
|colspan=2|20
|-
|{{party color cell|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
|[[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]
|[[File:PMK.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Pattali Makkal Katchi Ripe Mango Symbol.png|50px]]
|[[Dr. Ramadoss]]
|colspan=2|10
|-
|}
NOTE:
* Including 2 Constituencies where [[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]] contesting on Rising Sun symbol.

==List of Candidates==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="line-height:20px;text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Constituency
! colspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |[[Indian National Congress|INC+]]
! colspan="3" style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}" |[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
! colspan="3" style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |[[AIADMK-led Alliance|AIADMK + PMK]]
|-
! No.
! Name
! colspan="2" | Party ||Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party ||Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party ||Candidate
|-
! 1
| [[Muthialpet Assembly constituency|Muthialpet]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| G. Palaniraja
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Raja Chandrasekaran
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| A. Kasilingam
|-

! 2
| [[Cassicade Assembly constituency|Cassicade]]
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}
| V. Balaji
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}
| [[K. Lakshminarayanan]]
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| R. Malar Mannan
|-

! 3
| [[Raj Bhavan Assembly constituency|Raj Bhavan]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| A. Gandhiraj
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. P. Sivakumar
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| M. Pandurangan
|-

! 4
| [[Bussy Assembly constituency|Bussy]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| A. Abdul Rachide
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Annibal Kennedy
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. Babu Ansardeen
|-

! 5
| [[Oupalam Assembly constituency|Oupalamp]]
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}
| N. Naghamuthu
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}
| P. Pandian
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| A. Anbalagan
|-

! 6
| [[Orleampeth Assembly constituency|Orleampeth]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| C. Pandourangame
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| R. Siva
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| G. Chezhian
|-

! 7
| [[Nellithope Assembly constituency|Nellithope]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| E. Puviarasu
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| R. V. Janakiraman
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Dr. J. Nannan
|-

! 8
| [[Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency|Modeliarpeth]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| V. Sabapathy alias Kothandaraman
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Dr. M. A. S. Subramanian
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| A. Ravindran
|-

! 9
| [[Ariankuppam Assembly constituency|Ariankuppam]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| K. Vinayagamourthy
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. Ilangovan
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| R. K. R. Anantharaman
|-

! 10
| [[Embalam Assembly constituency|Embalom (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| N. Gangadaran
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. Palanivelu
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| M. Nagamany
|-

! 11
| [[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[V. Vaithilingam]]
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}
| V. Muthunarayanan
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| K. Dhanraju
|-

! 12
| [[Kuruvinatham Assembly constituency|Kuruvinatham]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| T. Thiagarajan
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}
| R. Radhakrishnan
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| T. Vikkiraman
|-

! 13
| [[Bahour Assembly constituency|Bahour (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}
| M. Kandasamy
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}
| P. Rajavelu
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| K. Deivanayagam
|-

! 14
| [[Thirubuvanai Assembly constituency|Thirubuvanai (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| P. Angalan
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| D. Angalan
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. Arasi
|-

! 15
| [[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipeth]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| N. Rajaram
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}
| S. Srinivasan
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| D. Ramachandran
|-

! 16
| [[Ossudu Assembly constituency|Ossudu (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}
| P. Sundhararaju
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}
| A. Elumalai
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| S. Balaraman
|-

! 17
| [[Villianur Assembly constituency|Villenour]]
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}
| C. Djeacoumar
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}
| J. Narayanasamy
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Ramane
|-

! 18
| [[Ozhukarai Assembly constituency|Ozhukarai]]
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}
| [[A. Namassivayam]]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| N. Balane B.Sc.
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| K. Natarajan
|-

! 19
| [[Thattanchavady Assembly constituency|Thattanchavady]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[N. Rangaswamy]]
| {{party name with color|Janata Dal (United)}}
| V. Pethaperumal
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| N. Ragupathy
|-

! 20
| [[Reddiarpalayam Assembly constituency|Reddiarpalayam]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| R. Viswanathan
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| A. M. Krishnamurthy
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| N. G. Pannirselvam
|-
! 21
| [[Lawspet Assembly constituency|Lawspet]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[M. O. H. F. Shahjahan]]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| N. Kesavan
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| K. Kalaiselvi
|-

! 22
| [[Cotchery Assembly constituency|Cotchery]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| R. Nalamagarajan
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| S. Elangovan
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| M. Ramadass
|-

! 23
| [[Karaikal North Assembly constituency|Karaikal North]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[S. Ramassamy]]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| [[A. M. H. Nazeem]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| A. J. Assana
|-

! 24
| [[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal South]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[A. V. Subramanian]]
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}
| V. K. Ganapathy
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. P. Karuppaiya
|-

! 25
| [[Neravy T. R. Pattinam Assembly constituency|Neravy-Grand Aldee]]
| {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}
| V. M. C. V. Ganapathy
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| [[V. M. C. Sivakumar]]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| V. M. C. Raja alias V. M. C. Sivashanmuganathan
|-

! 26
| [[Thirunallar Assembly constituency|Tirunallar]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[R. Kamalakannan]]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| N. V. R. Arivoli
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| S. Ambalavanan
|-

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

! 28
| [[Mahe Assembly constituency|Mahe]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| E. Valsaraj
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| East Namath Rajeendran
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| K. Lakshmanan
|-

! 29
| [[Palloor Assembly constituency|Palloor]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| A. V. Sreedharan
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| C. P. Ganeshan
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| N. K. Sachindranath
|-

! 30
| [[Yanam Assembly constituency|Yanam]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| Elaprolu Chittibabu
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| Gollapalli Gangadhara Pratap
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Giddi Sri Hari Rao
|-
|}

==Results==
{{Election results
|image=[[File:India Pondicherry Legislative Assembly 2001.svg]]
|party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=108700|seats1=11|sc1={{increase}}2
|party2=[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|votes2=83679|seats2=7|sc2=0
|party3=[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]|votes3=59926|seats3=3|sc3=0
|party4=[[Puducherry Makkal Congress]]|votes4=48865|seats4=4|sc4=New
|party5=[[Tamil Maanila Congress]]|votes5=35390|seats5=2|sc5={{decrease}}3
|party6=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|votes6=22164|seats6=1|sc6={{increase}}1
|party20=Others|votes20=66981|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=Independents|votes21=51402|seats21=2|sc21=0
|total_sc=0
|invalid=252
|electorate=658647
|source=ECI<ref name=election2001>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3436-puducherry-2001/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=30 July 2022}}</ref>
}}

===Results by Pre-Poll alliance===
{| class="wikitable" width="35%" style="text-align:center; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big"
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}; color:white;"|INC+
! style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}; color:white;"|Contested
! style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}; color:white;"|WON
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|[[National Democratic Alliance|{{white|NDA}}]]
! style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|Contested
! style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|WON
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|AIADMK-led Alliance}} ; color:white;"|[[AIADMK-led Alliance|{{white|AIADMK+}}]]
! style="background:{{party color|AIADMK-led Alliance}} ; color:white;"|Contested
! style="background:{{party color|AIADMK-led Alliance}} ; color:white;"|WON
! colspan="3" style="background:#757575; color:white;"|Others
! style="background:#757575; color:white;"|WON
|-
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|'''''21'''''
|'''''11'''''
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|'''13'''
|'''7'''
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|'''20'''
|'''3'''
| colspan="2" |[[Independent politician|IND]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: #C1C1C1" |
| '''''2'''''
|-
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress|TMC]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}"|
|'''7'''
|'''2'''
|[[Puducherry Makkal Congress|PMC]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}"|
|'''9'''
|'''4'''
|[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}"|
|'''10'''
|'''0'''
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|'''5'''
|'''1'''
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi|DPI]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi}}"|
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|
|[[Janata Dal (United)|JDU]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}"|
|'''1'''
|'''0'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="3" style="background:#ADD8E6" |Total
| style="background:#00BFFF; color:white;"|'''''13'''''
| colspan="3" style="background:#FAD6A5;" |Total
| style="background:#FF9933 ; color:white;"|'''''12'''''
| colspan="3" style="background:#98FB98" |Total
| style="background:{{party color|AIADMK-led Alliance}}; color:white;"|'''''3'''''
| colspan="3" style="background:#CDCDCD" |Total
| style="background:#757575; color:white;"|'''''2'''''
|-00
| colspan="3" style="background:#ADD8E6" |Change
| style="background:#00BFFF; color:white;"|'''''{{decrease}} 3'''''
| colspan="3" style="background:#FAD6A5;" |Change
| style="background:#FF9933 ; color:white;"| {{increase}} 4
| colspan="3" style="background:#98FB98" |Change
| style="background:{{party color|AIADMK-led Alliance}}; color:white;"|'''''{{decrease}} 1'''''
| colspan="3" style="background:#CDCDCD" |Change
| style="background:#757575; color:white;"|'''''0'''''
|}

===Results by Post-Poll alliance===
{| class="wikitable" width="35%" style="text-align:center; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big"
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}; color:white;"|INC+
! style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}; color:white;"|SEATS
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|NDA
! style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|SEATS
! colspan="2" style="background:#757575; color:white;"|Others
! style="background:#757575; color:white;"|SEATS
|-
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|'''''11'''''
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|'''7'''
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: #C1C1C1" |
| '''''2'''''
|-
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress|TMC]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}"|
|'''2'''
|[[Puducherry Makkal Congress|PMC]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}}"|
|'''4'''
|-
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|'''3'''
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|width="3px" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|'''1'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#ADD8E6" |Total
| style="background:#00BFFF; color:white;"|'''''16'''''
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAD6A5;" |Total
| style="background:#FF9933 ; color:white;"|'''''12'''''
| colspan="2" style="background:#CDCDCD" |Total
| style="background:#757575; color:white;"|'''''2'''''
|}

==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]] || 64.67% || A. Kasilingam || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,857 || 38.02% || Raja Chandrasekaran || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,947 || 27.43% || 1,910
|-
| 2 || [[Cassicade Assembly constituency|Cassicade]] || 68.44% || K. Lakshminarayanan || {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}} || 4,875 || 51.52% || R. Malar Mannan || {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}} || 3,097 || 32.73% || 1,778
|-
| 3 || [[Raj Bhavan Assembly constituency|Raj Bhavan]] || 65.75% || S. P. Sivakumar || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 2,408 || 57.79% || A. Gandhiraj || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 1,308 || 31.39% || 1,100
|-
| 4 || [[Bussy Assembly constituency|Bussy]] || 51.02% || Annibal Kennedy || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,087 || 63.77% || S. Babu Ansardeen || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 904 || 18.67% || 2,183
|-
| 5 || [[Oupalam Assembly constituency|Oupalam]] || 72.89% || A. Anbalagan || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 8,416 || 59.24% || P. Pandian || {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}} || 5,044 || 35.50% || 3,372
|-
| 6 || [[Orleampeth Assembly constituency|Orleampeth]] || 70.28% || [[R. Siva]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 7,608 || 49.41% || G. Chezhian || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,223 || 27.42% || 3,385
|-
| 7 || [[Nellithope Assembly constituency|Nellithope]] || 75.41% || [[R. V. Janakiraman]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 7,780 || 51.42% || Dr. J. Nannan || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 5,839 || 38.59% || 1,941
|-
| 8 || [[Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency|Mudaliarpet]] || 73.23% || Dr. M. A. S. Subramanian || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 9,119 || 40.98% || V. Sababady Kothandraman || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 7,616 || 34.22% || 1,503
|-
| 9 || [[Ariankuppam Assembly constituency|Ariankuppam]] || 74.12% || T. Jayamoorthy || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 9,790 || 45.23% || K. R. Anantharaman || {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}} || 5,628 || 26.00% || 4,162
|-
| 10 || [[Embalam Assembly constituency|Embalam]] || 74.87% || N. Gangadaran || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 3,723 || 25.44% || S. Palanivelu || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,087 || 21.10% || 636
|-
| 11 || [[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]] || 79.40% || [[V. Vaithilingam]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 5,984 || 39.47% || K. Dhanraju || {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}} || 4,771 || 31.47% || 1,213
|-
| 12 || [[Kuruvinatham Assembly constituency|Kuruvinatham]] || 83.57% || R. Radhakrishnan || {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}} || 8,000 || 50.58% || T. Thiagarajan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 5,979 || 37.81% || 2,021
|-
| 13 || [[Bahour Assembly constituency|Bahour]] || 79.21% || P. Rajavelu || {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}} || 7,696 || 48.91% || M. Kandasamy || {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}} || 5,063 || 32.18% || 2,633
|-
| 14 || [[Thirubuvanai Assembly constituency|Thirubuvanai]] || 76.21% || [[P. Angalane]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 4,753 || 28.60% || Durai Arivudainambi || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 3,949 || 23.76% || 804
|-
| 15 || [[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipet]] || 79.09% || D. Ramachandran || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 8,939 || 55.29% || N. Rajaram || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 4,237 || 26.21% || 4,702
|-
| 16 || [[Ossudu Assembly constituency|Ossudu]] || 81.22% || [[Abar Elumalai]] || {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}} || 5,364 || 34.65% || S. Balaraman || {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}} || 5,200 || 33.59% || 164
|-
| 17 || [[Villianur Assembly constituency|Villianur]] || 80.72% || C. Djeacoumar || {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}} || 10,335 || 50.51% || J. Narayanasamy || {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}} || 6,246 || 30.52% || 4,089
|-
| 18 || [[Ozhukarai Assembly constituency|Ozhukarai]] || 71.96% || [[A. Namassivayam]] || {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}} || 10,164 || 45.49% || K. Natarajan || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,021 || 26.95% || 4,143
|-
| 19 || [[Thattanchavady Assembly constituency|Thattanchavady]] || 67.87% || [[N. Rangaswamy]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 14,323 || 58.90% || V. Pethaperumal || {{party name with color|Janata Dal (United)}} || 8,769 || 36.06% || 5,554
|-
| 20 || [[Reddiarpalayam Assembly constituency|Reddiarpalayam]] || 70.12% || [[A. M. Krishnamurthy]] || {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} || 11,446 || 44.85% || R. Viswanathan || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}} || 7,985 || 31.29% || 3,461
|-
| 21 || [[Lawspet Assembly constituency|Lawspet]] || 65.51% || [[M. O. H. F. Shahjahan]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 12,929 || 38.51% || N. Kesavan || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 10,962 || 32.65% || 1,967
|-
| 22 || [[Cotchery Assembly constituency|Cotchery]] || 71.10% || R. Nalamagarajan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 7,058 || 43.50% || M. Ramadass || {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}} || 5,382 || 33.17% || 1,676
|-
| 23 || [[Karaikal North Assembly constituency|Karaikal North]] || 61.17% || [[A. M. H. Nazeem]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,273 || 46.92% || A. J. Assana || {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 3,969 || 29.69% || 2,304
|-
| 24 || [[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal South]] || 69.85% || [[A. V. Subramanian]] || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 6,138 || 51.39% || V. K. Ganapathy || {{party name with color|Puducherry Makkal Congress}} || 5,229 || 43.78% || 909
|-
| 25 || [[Neravy T R Pattinam Assembly constituency|Neravy T R Pattinam]] || 71.52% || [[V. M. C. Sivakumar]] || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 6,672 || 46.96% || V. M. C. V. Ganapathy || {{party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}} || 3,741 || 26.33% || 2,931
|-
| 26 || [[Thirunallar Assembly constituency|Thirunallar]] || 74.22% || R. Kamalakkannan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 5,390 || 42.00% || N. V. R. Arivoli || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,615 || 35.96% || 775
|-
| 27 || [[Nedungadu Assembly constituency|Nedungadu]] || 76.17% || M. Chandirakasu || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 5,720 || 45.35% || A. Marimuthu || {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} || 4,660 || 36.95% || 1,060
|-
| 28 || [[Mahe Assembly constituency|Mahe]] || 72.95% || E. Valsaraj || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 5,666 || 59.87% || Manoli Muhammad || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 3,131 || 33.08% || 2,535
|-
| 29 || [[Palloor Assembly constituency|Palloor]] || 71.01% || A. V. Sreedharan || {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}} || 4,855 || 49.23% || P. Dineshan || {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} || 3,392 || 34.40% || 1,463
|-
| 30 || [[Yanam Assembly constituency|Yanam]] || 83.43% || [[Malladi Krishna Rao]] || {{party name with color|Independent politician}} || 8,959 || 57.34% || Gollapalli Gangadhara Pratap || {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} || 5,981 || 38.28% || 2,978
|}

==See also==
*[[List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[2001 elections in India]]

==References==
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==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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