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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| flag_year =
| flag_image =
| type = legislative
| vote_type = Popular 
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| alliance_name =
| previous_election year = 2011
| previous_year = [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| outgoing_members =
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2016|5|16}}
| elected_members =
| next_election = 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 2021
| votes_for_election=
| needed_votes =
| seats_for_election= All 30 seats in the [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 16
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 85.08%({{decrease}}1.11%)
| image1 = [[File:A. Namassivayam.png|120px]]
| leader1 = [[A. Namassivayam]]
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| alliance1 = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Villianur (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Villianur]]<ref name=ibt>{{cite news |author=Prakash Upadhyaya & S V Krishnamachari |date=19 May 2016 |title=Pondicherry (Puducherry) Assembly elections 2016 result: Congress emerges single largest party |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/puducherry-assembly-elections-2016-result-live-updates-679282 |newspaper=[[International Business Times]] |access-date=20 May 2016 }}</ref>
| last_election1 = 7 seats, 25.06%
| seats1 = INC: 15 ''(Alliance: 17)''
| seat_change1 = {{up}} 8
| popular_vote1 = 244,886
| percentage1 = 30.6%
| swing1 = {{up}} 5.54%

| map_image = Puducherry 2016 Election Result Map.png
| map_size =
| map_caption = 2016 Election Map (by Constituencies)


[[File:Puducherry 2016 assembly Parliament 2021.svg|Puducherry Election Results from 2016]]


| title = [[List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[N. Rangaswamy]]
| before_party = All India N.R. Congress
| after_election = [[V. Narayanasamy]]
| after_party =[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| registered =
| image2 = [[File:N_Rangaswamy.jpg|120px]]
| leader2 = [[N. Rangaswamy]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Indira Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Indira Nagar]]<ref name=ibt />
| party2 = All India N.R. Congress
| alliance2 = ''None''
| last_election2 = 15 seats, 31.75%
| seats2 = 8
| seat_change2 = {{down}} 7
| popular_vote2 = 225,082
| percentage2 = 28.1%
| swing2 = {{down}} 3.65%


}}
The legislative assembly election in the Indian union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] was held on 16 May 2016 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in the non-contiguous territory to constitute [[Fourteenth Assembly of Puducherry|Fourteenth Puducherry Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="th"/>

== Background ==

By the requirement, the election must be held at an interval of five years or whenever it is dissolved by the [[President of India|President]]. The [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|previous election]] was conducted on 13 April 2011 and its term would have naturally expired on 2 June 2016. The election was organised and conducted by the [[Election Commission of India]] (ECI).

The [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] and the [[Indian National Congress]] were in an alliance and contested 9 and 21 seats respectively. Ruling AINRC, BJP & ADMK will contest separately.

The polling booths in three Assembly constituencies in Puducherry (out of total 30 segments) were equipped with [[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) machines along with EVMs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/PN16_04032016.pdf|title=VVPAT usage in 64 seats in 5 states Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/ec-holds-first-phase-of-training-programme/article8319611.ece|title=EC holds first phase of training programme|author=Staff Reporter|date=6 March 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/around-20-000-vvpat-machines-to-be-used-in-assly-polls-cec-116021001047_1.html|title=Around 20,000 VVPAT machines to be used in assly polls: CEC|agency=Press Trust of India|date=10 February 2016|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/cec-asks-poll-officials-to-remain-neutral/article8221669.ece|title=CEC asks poll officials to remain neutral|first=R.|last=Sivaraman|date=11 February 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/110216/parties-seek-single-phase-polls.html|title=Parties seek single phase polls|date=11 February 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" | align="center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Assembly constituencies of Puducherry having [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPAT]] facility with [[Indian voting machines|EVM]]s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ec-to-tighten-grip-on-cash-for-votes/article8225776.ece|title=EC to tighten grip on cash for votes|date=12 February 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|-
| [[Orleampeth (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Orleampeth]]
|-
| [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
|}

== Voting ==
The election was held on 16 May 2016 in a single phase and 84.11% voting was recorded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/puducherry2016/Brisk-voting-in-Union-Territory/article14324525.ece|title=Brisk voting in Union Territory|first=S.|last=Prasad|date=17 May 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The votes were counted on 19 May and results were declared on same day.<ref name="th">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/election-dates-for-five-states-announced/article8313813.ece |title=4 States, Puducherry to go to polls between April 4 and May 16 |work=The Hindu |date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

==Result==

<section begin=Results />{{election table|sortable=yes}}
|- valign="top"
!Colspan=2|Parties and Coalitions
! Votes
! Vote %
! Vote swing
! Contested
! Won
! Change
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| 2,44,886
| 30.60
| {{increase}} 5.54
|21
|15
|{{increase}}8
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}"|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
| 2,25,082
| 28.1
| {{decrease}} 3.65
| 30
| 8
|{{decrease}}7
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| 134,597
| 16.8
| {{increase}} 3.05
| 30
| 4
|{{decrease}}1
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| 70,836
| 8.9
| {{decrease}} 1.78
| 9
| 2
|{{steady}}
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 19,303
| 2.4
| {{increase}} 1.08
| 30
| 0
|{{steady}}
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
| 62,884
| 7.9
| –
|
|1
|{{steady}}
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|None of the above}}"|
|[[None of the above]]
| 13,240
| 1.7
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
| colspan=2|'''Total'''
| '''8,00,343'''
|
|
|
| '''30'''
|
|-
|-
! colspan="9" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Valid votes
|8,00,343
|99.86
| colspan="4" rowspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Invalid votes
|1,099
|0.14
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |'''Votes cast / turnout'''
|'''8,01,442'''
|'''85.08'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Abstentions
| 1,43,490
| 14.92
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |'''Registered voters'''
| '''9,41,935'''
|colspan="1" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|-
|align=left colspan=8|Source: [http://www.ibtimes.co.in/puducherry-assembly-elections-2016-result-live-updates-679282 International Business Times]
|}<section end=Results />

== Results by constituency ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Results
! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency
! colspan="4" |Winner
! colspan="4" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! #
! Name
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
|-
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Puducherry district|'''Puducherry District''']]
|-
| 1
| [[Mannadipet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mannadipet]]
|[[T. P. R. Selvame]]
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|7679
|A. Krishnan
|bgcolor=#DD1100|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|7260
| style="background:#FFD311;color:white" |'''419'''
|-
| 2
| [[Thirubuvanai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirubuvanai]]
|B. Kobiga
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|12143
|P. Angalane
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|10711
|style="background:#FFD311;color:white" |'''1432'''
|-
| 3
| [[Ossudu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ossudu]]
|E. Theeppainthan
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|8675
|Sai J Saravanan Kumar
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|6345
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''2330'''
|-
|4
| [[Mangalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mangalam]]
|S. V. Sugumaran
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|13955
|S. Kumaravel
|bgcolor=#DD1100|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|8392
|style="background:#FFD311;color:white" |'''5563'''
|-
| 5
| [[Villianur (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Villianur]]
|[[A. Namassivayam]]
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|18009
|Jayakumar
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|9728
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''8281'''
|-
| 6
| [[Ozhukarai (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ozhukarai]]
|M. N. R. Balan
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|14703
|N.G. Pannirselvam
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|7596
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''7107'''
|-
| 7
| [[Kadirkamam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kadirkamam]]
|N. S. J. Jayabal
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|11690
|S. Ramesh
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|7888
|style="background:#FFD311;color:white" |'''3802'''
|-
| 8
| [[Indira Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Indira Nagar]]
|[[N. Rangaswamy]]
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|15463
|V. Aroumougam A.K.D.
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|12059
|style="background:#FFD311;color:white" |'''3404'''
|-
|9
| [[Thattanchavady (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thattanchavady]]
|[[Ashok Anand]]
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|12754
|K. Sethu
|bgcolor=#FF0000|
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|5296
|style="background:#FFD311;color:white" |'''7458'''
|-
|10
| [[Kamaraj Nagar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kamaraj Nagar]]
|[[V. Vaithilingam]]
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|11618
|P. Ganesan
|bgcolor=#007500|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|6512
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''5106'''
|-
| 11
| [[Lawspet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Lawspet]]
|V.P. Sivakolundhu
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|12144
|M. Vaithianathan
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|5695
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''6449'''
|-
|12
|[[Kalapet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Kalapet]]
|[[M. O. H. F. Shahjahan]]
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|9839
|P.M.L. Kalyanasundaram
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|9205
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''634'''
|-
| 13
| [[Muthialpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Muthialpet]]
|Vaiyapuri Manikandan
|bgcolor=#007500|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|9257
|J. Pregash Kumar
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|7093
|style="background:#007500;color:white" |'''2164'''
|-
| 14
| [[Raj Bhavan (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Raj Bhavan]]
|K. Lakshminarayan
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|9445
|P. Kannan
|bgcolor=#007500|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|7220
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''2225'''
|-
| 15
| [[Oupalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Oupalam]]
|A. Anbalagan
|bgcolor=#007500|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|9411
|Annibal Kennedy
|bgcolor=#DD1100|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|8503
|style="background:#007500;color:white" |'''908'''
|-
| 16
| [[Orleampeth (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Orleampeth]]
|[[R. Siva]]
|bgcolor=#DD1100|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|11110
|G.Nehru
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|8130
|style="background:#DD1100;color:white" |'''2980'''
|-
| 17
| [[Nellithope (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nellithope]]
|[[A. Johnkumar]]
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|18506
|Omsakthi Sekar
|bgcolor=#007500|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|6365
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''12141'''
|-
| 18
| [[Mudaliarpet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mudaliarpet]]
|A. Baskar
|bgcolor=#007500|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|14321
|V. Balan
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|8934
|style="background:#007500;color:white" |'''5387'''
|-
| 19
| [[Ariankuppam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ariankuppam]]
|T. Djeamourthy
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|14029
|M.A.S.Subramanian
|bgcolor=#007500|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|7458
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''6571'''
|-
| 20
| [[Manavely (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Manavely]]
|R. K. R. Anantharaman
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|9326
|G. Suresh
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|6611
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''2715'''
|-
| 21
| [[Embalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Embalam]]
|[[M. Kandaswamy (politician)|M. Kandaswamy]]
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|18945
|U. Lakshmikandhan
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|7745
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''11200'''
|-
| 22
| [[Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nettapakkam]]
|V. Vizeaveny
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|10577
|P. Rajavelu
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|9109
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''1468'''
|-
| 23
| [[Bahour (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Bahour]]
|N. Danavelou
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|11278
|T. Thiagarajan
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|8471
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''2807'''
|-
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Karaikal district|'''Karaikal District''']]
|-
| 24
| [[Nedungadu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Nedungadu]]
|Chandirapriyanga
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|8789
|A. Marimottou
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|7695
|style="background:#FFD311;color:white" |'''1094'''
|-
| 25
| [[Thirunallar (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thirunallar]]
|[[R. Kamalakannan]]
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|13138
|P. R. Siva
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|10263
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''2875'''
|-
| 26
| [[Karaikal North (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal North]]
|P. R. N. Thirumurugan
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|13139
|M.V.Omalingam
|bgcolor=#007500|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|9841
|style="background:#FFD311;color:white" |'''3298'''
|-
| 27
| [[Karaikal South (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Karaikal South]]
|K. A. U. Asana
|bgcolor=#007500|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|11104
|A.M.H. Nazeem
|bgcolor=#DD1100|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|11084
|style="background:#007500;color:white" |'''20'''
|-
| 28
| [[Neravy T R Pattinam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Neravy T R Pattinam]]
|[[Anandan Geetha]]
|bgcolor=#DD1100|
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|14993
|[[V.M.C. Sivakumar]]
|bgcolor=#007500|
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|8057
|style="background:#DD1100;color:white" |'''6936'''
|-
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Mahé district|'''Mahe District''']]
|-
| 29
| [[Mahe (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mahe]]
|V. Ramachandran
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|10797
|E. Valsaraj
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|8658
|style="background:#DDDDDD;color:white" |'''2139'''
|-
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Yanam district|'''Yanam District''']]
|-
| 30
| [[Yanam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Yanam]]
|[[Malladi Krishna Rao]]
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|20801
|Tirikoty Bairava Swamy
|bgcolor=#FFD311|
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|12047
|style="background:#00BFFF;color:white" |'''8754'''
|-
| colspan="11" align="center" bgcolor="grey" |'''Nominated MLAs
|-
| colspan="2" |1
|[[V. Saminathan]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| colspan="6" rowspan="3" |
|-
| colspan="2" |2
|[[Selvaganapathy]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| colspan="2" |3
|[[K. G. Shankar]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|}

== See also ==
* [[Elections in India]]
* [[2016 elections in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://eci.nic.in/eci/eci.html Election Commission of India]
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{{Recent Assembly Elections in India}}

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