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{{Short description|Indian union territory election}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2001
| previous_mps =
| election_date = 8 May 2006
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2011
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election= All 30 seats to the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 16
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| image_size = 100px

| party1 = Indian National Congress
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=N_Rangaswamy.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=03|Location=center}}
| leader1 = [[N. Rangaswamy]]
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 = [[Thattanchavady Assembly constituency|Thattanchavady]]
| seats_before1 = 11
| seats1 = 10
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 1
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| swing1 =

| party2 = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Indian election symbol rising sun.svg|bSize=120|cWidth=100|cHeight=80|oLeft=10|oTop=0}}
| leader2 = [[A. M. H. Nazeem]]
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 = [[Karaikal North Assembly constituency|Karaikal North]]
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 = 7
| seats2 = 7
| seat_change2 = {{nochange}}
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 =

| title = Chief Minister
| before_election = [[N. Rangaswamy]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[N. Rangaswamy]]
| after_party = Indian National Congress
}}

Elections to the [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assembly]] of the Indian Union Territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry]] took place in May 2006 to constitute the '''Twelfth Assembly of Pondicherry'''. The [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] alliance comprising [[Indian National Congress|Congress]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] and [[Communist Party of India]] has won<ref name="TOIArticle2006">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-6-years-pondicherry-is-back-in-coalition-mode/articleshow/1526573.cms|title=After 6 years, Pondicherry is back in coalition mode|date=11 May 2006|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en-IN|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref> and [[N. Rangasamy]] of Congress got elected as chief minister.<ref name="RediffArticle2006">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2006/may/13ptn1.htm|title=N Rangasamy appointed Pondicherry CM|date=13 May 2006|publisher=Rediff|language=en-IN|access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref>

== Parties and alliances ==
Source:<ref name=TOIArticle2006/><ref name="oneindiaArticle2006">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/04/14/cong-pmk-ink-poll-pact-in-pondy-1145003606.html|title=Cong, PMK ink poll pact in Pondy|date=14 April 2006|work=oneindia|language=en-IN|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="FrontlineArticle2006">{{Cite magazine |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30209588.ece|title=Three in a row |last=S.|first=Viswanathan|date=2 June 2006|publisher=Frontline|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref>

=== {{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[Secular Progressive Alliance]]+[[United Progressive Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |Party
!Symbol
!Leader
!Contesting Seats
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| INC
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
| [[N. Rangasamy]]
|16
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|DMK
|[[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg|41x41px]]
|[[A. M. H. Nazeem]]
|11
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}"|
| [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]
| PMK
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Mango SVG.svg|50px]]
|
|2
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|CPI
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|50px]]
|
|1
|-
|}

=== {{legend2|{{party color|AIADMK-led Alliance}}|[[AIADMK-led Alliance|All India Anna DMK-led Alliance]]}} ===

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |Party
!Symbol
!Leader
!Contesting Seats
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| AIADMK
| [[File:Indian election symbol two leaves.svg|50x50px]]
| A. Anbazhagan
|18
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}"|
|[[Puducherry Munnetra Congress]]
|PMC
| [[File:India Election Symbol Temple Bell.jpg|50x50px]]
| P. Kannan
|9
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|MDMK
|[[File: Indian Election Symbol Top.png|50x50px]]
|
|2+1
|-
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
|JD(S)
|[[File:Indian election symbol female farmer.svg|30px]]
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|1
|}

==List of Candidates==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="line-height:20px;text-align:center;"
|+ List Of Candidates
! colspan="2" | Constituency
! colspan="3" style="background:{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}" |[[United Progressive Alliance|<span style="color:white;">UPA</span>]]
! colspan="3" style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|<span style="color:white;">AIADMK+</span>]]
|-
! No.
! Name
! colspan="2" | Party ||Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party ||Candidate
|-
! 1
| [[Muthialpet Assembly constituency|Muthialpet]]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Nandha T. Saravanan
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| A. Kasilingam
|-

! 2
| [[Cassicade Assembly constituency|Cassicade]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| G. Ravichandiran
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
| K. Lakshminarayanan
|-

! 3
| [[Raj Bhavan Assembly constituency|Raj Bhavan]]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S.P. Sivakumar
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
| P.K. Devadoss
|-

! 4
| [[Bussy Assembly constituency|Bussy]]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Annibal Kennedy
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
| Anand
|-

! 5
| [[Oupalam Assembly constituency|Oupalam]]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| U.C. Arumugam
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| A. Anbalagan
|-

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

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

! 8
| [[Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency|Modeliarpeth]]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Dr. M.A.S. Subramanian
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
| P. Kannan
|-

! 9
| [[Ariankuppam Assembly constituency|Ariankuppam]]
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| R.K.R. Anantharaman
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
| T. Djeamourthy
|-

! 10
| [[Embalam Assembly constituency|Embalom (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| R. Rajaraman
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Su. Pavanan
|-

! 11
| [[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| V. Vaithilingam
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
| V. Muthunarayanan
|-

! 12
| [[Kuruvinatham Assembly constituency|Kuruvinatham]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| R. Radhakrishnan
| {{party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
| B. Navaneetha Kannan
|-

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

! 14
| [[Thirubuvanai Assembly constituency|Thirubuvanai (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| Angalane
| {{party name with color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Komala S.
|-

! 15
| [[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipet]]
| {{party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| P. Arulmurugan
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Venkateswaran @ Baskaran
|-

! 16
| [[Ossudu Assembly constituency|Ossudu (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| T. Mathivanan
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| S. Arasi
|-

! 17
| [[Villianur Assembly constituency|Villenour]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| C. Djeacoumar
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
| C. Ramadassou
|-

! 18
| [[Ozhukarai Assembly constituency|Ozhukarai]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| A. Namassivayam
| {{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. Rangasamy
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| T. Gunasekaran
|-

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

! 21
| [[Lawspet Assembly constituency|Lawspet]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| M.O.H.F. Shahjahan
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| G. Anandhamurugesan
|-

! 22
| [[Cotchery Assembly constituency|Cotchery]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| P.R.N. Thirumurugan
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Omalingam V.
|-

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

! 24
| [[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal South]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| A.V. Subramanian
| {{party name with color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
| V.K. Ganapathy
|-

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

! 26
| [[Thirunallar Assembly constituency|Tirunallar]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| Kamalakkannan R.
| {{party name with color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| P.R. Siva
|-

! rowspan="2"|27
| rowspan="2"|[[Nedungadu Assembly constituency|Neduncadu (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
| rowspan="2"| M. Chandirakasu
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| R. Vaithinathan
|-
| {{party name with color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| K.M. Kaliyaperumal
|-
! 28
| [[Mahe Assembly constituency|Mahe]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| E. Valsaraj
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Vijayan
|-

! 29
| [[Palloor Assembly constituency|Palloor]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| A.V. Sreedharan
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Sadgamayil K. Lakshmanan
|-

! 30
| [[Yanam Assembly constituency|Yanam]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| Malladi Krishna Rao
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| Manchala Satya Sai Kumar
|-

|}

==Results==
Source: <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/pondicherry/assembly-constituencies/2006-election-results.html |title=Pondicherry Assembly Election Results in 2006|publisher=Elections |access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable Sortable" border="2"
!colspan=10|[[File:India Pondicherry Legislative Assembly 2006.svg]]
|- valign="top"
!||Parties
! Seats
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|  || style="text-align:left;"|[[Indian National Congress]]
| align="right"|10

|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|  || style="text-align:left;"|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| align="right"|7

|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|  || style="text-align:left;"|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| align="right"| 3

|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}"|  || style="text-align:left;" |[[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]
| align="right"|2

|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}"|  || style="text-align:left;" |[[Puducherry Munnetra Congress]]
| align="right"|3

|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|  || style="text-align:left;" |[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| align="right"|1

|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}"|  || style="text-align:left;" |[[Communist Party of India]]
| align="right"|1

|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|  || style="text-align:left;"|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
| align="right"|3
|}

==Elected members==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Constituency
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner-up
! colspan="2" |Margin
|-
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! data-sort-type=number | Votes
! data-sort-type=number | %
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!data-sort-type=number | Votes
!data-sort-type=number | %
!data-sort-type=number | Votes
!data-sort-type=number | %
|-
!1
|[[Muthialpet Assembly constituency|Muthialpet]]
|Nandha T. Saravanan
|{{Party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|11,658
|58.54
|A. Kasilingam
|{{Party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|6,779
|34.04
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|4,879
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|24.50

|-
!2
|[[Cassicade Assembly constituency|Cassicade]]
|K. Lakshminarayanan
|{{Party color cell|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Puducherry Munnetra Congress|PMC]]
|4,942
|49.05
|G. Ravichandiran
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|4,726
|46.90
!style="background:{{party color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}} ; color:white;"|216
!style="background:{{party color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}} ; color:white;"|2.14

|-
!3
|[[Raj Bhavan Assembly constituency|Raj Bhavan]]
|S. P. Sivakumar
|{{Party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|2,590
|66.07
|P. K. Devadoss
|{{Party color cell|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
|[[Puducherry Munnetra Congress|PMC]]
|1,094
|27.91
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|1,496
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|38.16

|-
!4
|[[Bussy Assembly constituency|Bussy]]
|Anand
|{{Party color cell|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Puducherry Munnetra Congress|PMC]]
|2,423
|54.12
|Annibal Kennedy
|{{Party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|1,952
|43.60
!style="background:{{party color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}} ; color:white;"|471
!style="background:{{party color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}} ; color:white;"|10.52

|-
!5
|[[Oupalam Assembly constituency|Oupalam]]
|Anbalagan, A.
|{{Party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|9,200
|58.07
|U. C. Arumugam
|{{Party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|6,131
|38.70
!style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|3,069
!style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|19.37

|-
!6
|[[Orleampeth Assembly constituency|Orleampeth]]
|R. Siva
|{{Party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|8,509
|52.67
|G. Nehru @ Kuppusamy
|{{Party color cell|Independent politician}}
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|6,549
|40.54
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|1,960
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|12.13

|-
!7
|[[Nellithope Assembly constituency|Nellithope]]
|Om Sakthi Sekar @ S. Sekar
|{{Party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|9,933
|51.69
|R. V. Janakiraman
|{{Party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|8,490
|44.18
!style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|1,443
!style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|7.51

|-
!8
|[[Mudaliarpet Assembly constituency|Modeliarpeth]]
|Dr. M. A. S. Subramanian
|{{Party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|10,783
|37.26
|P. Kannan
|{{Party color cell|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
|[[Puducherry Munnetra Congress|PMC]]
|9,379
|32.41
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|1,404
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|4.85

|-
!9
|[[Ariankuppam Assembly constituency|Ariankuppam]]
|R. K. R. Anantharaman
|{{Party color cell|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]
|13,314
|51.47
|T. Djeamourthy
|{{Party color cell|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
|[[Puducherry Munnetra Congress|PMC]]
|11,512
|44.50
!style="background:{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;"|1,802
!style="background:{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;"|6.97

|-
!10
|[[Embalam Assembly constituency|Embalom (SC)]]
|R. Rajaraman
|{{Party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|7,208
|40.57
|L. Periyasamy
|{{Party color cell|Independent politician}}
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|6,683
|37.62
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|525
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|2.96
|-

|-
!11
|[[Nettapakkam Assembly constituency|Nettapakkam]]
|V. Vaithilingam
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|9,166
|52.24
|V. Muthunarayanan
|{{Party color cell|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
|[[Puducherry Munnetra Congress|PMC]]
|7,830
|44.63
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|1,336
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|7.61

|-
!12
|[[Kuruvinatham Assembly constituency|Kuruvinatham]]
|R. Radhakrishnan
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|13,020
|74.71
|B. Navaneetha Kannan
|{{Party color cell|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]
|3,557
|20.41
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|9,463
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|54.30

|-
!13
|[[Bahour Assembly constituency|Bahour (SC)]]
|M. Kandasamy
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|11,164
|60.11
|P. Rajavelu
|{{Party color cell|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
|[[Puducherry Munnetra Congress|PMC]]
|6,888
|37.09
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|4,276
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|23.02

|-
!14
|[[Thirubuvanai Assembly constituency|Thirubuvana (SC)]]
|Angalane
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|10,534
|49.91
|Komala S.
|{{Party color cell|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK]]
|6,378
|30.22
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|4,156
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|19.69

|-
!15
|[[Mannadipet Assembly constituency|Mannadipeth]]
|P. Arulmurugan
|{{Party color cell|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]
|8,193
|42.43
|N. Rajaram
|{{Party color cell|Independent politician}}
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|6,386
|33.07
!style="background:{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;"|1,807
!style="background:{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;"|9.36

|-
!16
|[[Ossudu Assembly constituency|Ossudu (SC)]]
|A. Elumalai
|{{Party color cell|Independent politician}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Independent politician|IND]]
|6,417
|34.58
|P. Soundiraradjou Ponnas
|{{Party color cell|Independent politician}}
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|3,755
|20.24
!style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}} ; color:black;"|2,662
!style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}} ; color:black;"|14.35

|-
!17
|[[Villianur Assembly constituency|Villenour]]
|J. Narayanasamy
|{{Party color cell|Independent politician}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Independent politician|IND]]
|11,950
|49.38
|C. Djeacoumar
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|10,441
|43.14
!style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}} ; color:black;"|1,509
!style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}} ; color:black;"|6.24

|-
!18
|[[Ozhukarai Assembly constituency|Ozhukarai]]
|A. Namassivayam
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|14,072
|48.14
|K. Natarajan
|{{Party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|12,824
|43.87
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|1,248
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|4.27

|-
!19
|[[Thattanchavady Assembly constituency|Thattanchavady]]
|N. Rangasamy
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|27,024
|90.23
|T. Gunasekaran
|{{Party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|2,026
|6.76
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|24,998
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|83.47

|-
!20
|[[Reddiarpalayam Assembly constituency|Reddiarpalayam]]
|R. Viswanathan
|{{Party color cell|Communist Party of India}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|17,314
|50.43
|A. M. Krishnamurthy
|{{Party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|13,925
|40.56
!style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"|3,389
!style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}} ; color:white;"|9.87

|-
!21
|[[Lawspet Assembly constituency|Lawspet]]
|M. O. H. F. Shahjahan
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|17,944
|43.06
|G. Anandhamurugesan
|{{Party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|10,986
|26.37
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|6,958
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|16.70

|-
!22
|[[Cotchery Assembly constituency|Cotchery]]
|Omalingam V.
|{{Party color cell|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|10,116
|50.25
|P. R. N. Thirumurugan
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|9,094
|45.17
!style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|1,022
!style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|5.08

|-
!23
|[[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal]]
|A. M. H. Nazeem
|{{Party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|5,742
|45.20
|A. J. Assana
|{{Party color cell|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}
|[[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|DMDK]]
|5,551
|43.70
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|191
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|1.50

|-
!24
|[[Karaikal South Assembly constituency|Karaikal South]]
|V. K. Ganapathy
|{{Party color cell|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Puducherry Munnetra Congress|PMC]]
|7,970
|55.06
|A. V. Subramanian
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|6,231
|43.05
!style="background:{{party color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}} ; color:white;"|1,739
!style="background:{{party color|Puducherry Munnetra Congress}} ; color:white;"|12.01

|-
!25
|[[Neravy T. R. Pattinam Assembly constituency|Neravy-Grand Aldee]]
|V. M. C. Sivakkumar
|{{Party color cell|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|4,946
|31.41
|V. M. C. V. Ganapathy
|{{Party color cell|Independent politician}}
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|4,762
|30.24
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|184
!style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|1.17

|-
!26
|[[Thirunallar Assembly constituency|Tirunallar]]
|P. R. Siva
|{{Party color cell|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK]]
|7,237
|49.69
|Kamalakkannan R.
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|6,952
|47.73
!style="background:{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|285
!style="background:{{party color|Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|1.96

|-
!27
|[[Nedungadu Assembly constituency|Neduncadu (SC)]]
|A. Marimuthu
|{{Party color cell|Independent politician}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Independent politician|IND]]
|6,143
|43.47
|Chandirakasu M.
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|5,306
|37.54
!style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}} ; color:black;"|837
!style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}} ; color:black;"|5.92

|-
!28
|[[Mahe Assembly constituency|Mahe]]
|E. Valsaraj
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|5,647
|55.76
|Adv. T. Ashok Kumar
|{{Party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|3,700
|36.54
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|1,947
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|19.23

|-
!29
|[[Palloor Assembly constituency|Palloor]]
|A. V. Sreedharan
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|5,987
|53.37
|T. K. Gangadharan
|{{Party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|4,512
|40.22
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|1,475
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|13.15

|-
!30
|[[Yanam Assembly constituency|Yanam]]
|Malladi Krishna Rao
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|scope="row" style="text-align: center;" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|11,763
|64.93
|Rakshaharikrishna
|{{Party color cell|Independent politician}}
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|5,457
|30.12
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|6,306
!style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|34.81
|-
|}

== See also ==
*[[Government of Puducherry]]
*[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Pondicherry Representative Assembly]]
*[[List of chief ministers of Puducherry]]
*[[List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry]]
*[[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
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{{Puducherry elections}}

[[Category:2006 State Assembly elections in India|Puducherry]]
[[Category:State Assembly elections in Puducherry|2006]]
[[Category:2000s in Puducherry]]

2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election - Revision history

Pranjal mishra at 06:44, 5 May 2026