https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Mannadipet_Assembly_constituency Mannadipet Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T20:51:41Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Mannadipet_Assembly_constituency&diff=516185&oldid=prev Rucsy at 07:24, 4 May 2026 2026-05-04T07:24:29Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Puducherry legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Mannadipet<br /> | type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 1<br /> | map_image = Mannadipet-assembly-constituency-1.png<br /> | mla = [[A. Namassivayam]]<br /> | party = {{party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP}}<br /> | alliance = {{party index link|National Democratic Alliance|NDA}}<br /> | union_territory = [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]<br /> | district = [[Puducherry district|Puducherry]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Puducherry]]<br /> | established = 1964<br /> | reservation = None<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Mannadipet&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]] constituency in the [[States and territories of India|Union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] in [[India]].&lt;ref name=sched&gt;{{cite web|title=Schedule XXII Puducherry Table A - Assembly Constituencies|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/nri/puducherry_Delimitation.pdf|accessdate=31 January 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt; This constituency covers a part of the area under [[Mannadipet Commune Panchayat]].&lt;ref name=sched/&gt; Mannadipet Assembly constituency is a part of [[Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref name=sched/&gt;<br /> <br /> In the [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election]], Mannadipet seat was won by [[A. Namassivayam]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], who beat A. Krishan of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] by a margin of 2750 votes.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/Statewiseu071.htm |title=Statewise Results |access-date=17 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516110459/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/Statewiseu071.htm |archive-date=16 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1964]] || Manickavasaga Reddiar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1969]] || S. M. Subbarayan || {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1974]] || rowspan=5 | D. Ramachandran || {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1977]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1980]] || {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=3}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1985]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1990]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1991]] || N. Rajaram || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|1996]] || K. Rajasegaran || {{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2001]] || D. Ramachandran || {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|2006]] || P. Arulmurugan || {{Full party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2011]] || rowspan=2 | [[T. P. R. Selvame]] || {{Full party name with color|All India N.R. Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2016]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]] || rowspan=2|[[A. Namassivayam]]&lt;ref name=election2021/&gt; || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> {{bar box<br /> |float=right<br /> |title= Vote share of winning candidates<br /> |titlebar=#ddd<br /> |width=300px<br /> |barwidth=275px<br /> |bars=<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 2021|2021]]|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|51.82}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 2016|2016]]|{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}|27.84}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}|49.56}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 2006|2006]]|{{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}|42.41}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 2001|2001]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|55.29}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1996|1996]]|{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}|51.63}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1991|1991]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.33}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1990|1990]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|51.00}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1985|1985]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|56.48}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1980|1980]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|61.09}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1977|1977]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|44.53}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1974|1974]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|46.00}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1969|1969]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|50.99}}<br /> {{bar percent|[[#Assembly Election 1964|1964]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|51.40}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2026 ===<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[A. Namassivayam]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes= 15,918 |percentage= 53.96|change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= [[T. P. R. Selvame]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes= 9,808 |percentage=33.25 |change= }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= P. Venkatesan|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= K. Bharathidasan|party=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |votes= |percentage= |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039; }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes= 6,110 |percentage= |change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes= |percentage= |change=}}<br /> {{Election box rejected|votes=|percentage= }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 31113|change = }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2021 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref name=election2021&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13417-puducherry-general-legislative-election-2021/ |title=Puducherry General Legislative Election 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=9 November 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. Namassivayam]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=14,939 |percentage=51.82% |change=51.05% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Krishnan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=12,189 |percentage=42.28% |change=15.96% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Chitra |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=485 |percentage=1.68% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=433 |percentage=1.50% |change=0.36% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Gopalakrishnan |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=238 |percentage=0.83% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Veerappan |party=Independent politician |votes=182 |percentage=0.63% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,750 |percentage=9.54% |change=8.02% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=28,830 |percentage=89.10% |change= -0.73% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,357 |change =5.37% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=All India N.R. Congress |swing= 23.98% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2016 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[T. P. R. Selvame]] |party=All India N.R. Congress |votes=7,679 |percentage=27.84% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Krishnan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=7,260 |percentage=26.32% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mahadevi |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=5,676 |percentage=20.58% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. P. K. Arul Murugan |party=Independent politician |votes=4,913 |percentage=17.81% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Candane Naarayanassaamy |party=Independent politician |votes=784 |percentage=2.84% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=316 |percentage=1.15% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Venkatesan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=260 |percentage=0.94% |change=-29.79% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Karthikeyan |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=220 |percentage=0.80% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sadhasivam @ Saravanan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=211 |percentage=0.76% |change=0.14% }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=419 |percentage=1.52% |change=-17.31% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=27,586 |percentage=89.83% |change= -0.01% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 30,709 |change =10.15% }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India N.R. Congress |loser=All India N.R. Congress |swing= -21.72% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2011 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[T. P. R. Selvame]] |party=All India N.R. Congress |votes=12,412 |percentage=49.56% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. P. K. Arul Murugan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=7,696 |percentage=30.73% |change=-11.68% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Rajaram |party=Independent politician |votes=4,082 |percentage=16.30% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Gunashakaran |party=Independent politician |votes=329 |percentage=1.31% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Latchumanan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=156 |percentage=0.62% |change=-0.06% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pa. Vadivelan |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=152 |percentage=0.61% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Muruganandham |party=Independent politician |votes=127 |percentage=0.51% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,716 |percentage=18.83% |change=9.48% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=25,045 |percentage=89.84% |change= -0.17% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 27,878 |change =29.89% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India N.R. Congress |loser=Pattali Makkal Katchi |swing= 7.15% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2006 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 2006 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3437-puducherry-2006/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925222225/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3437-puducherry-2006/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=25 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Arulmurugan |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=8,193 |percentage=42.41% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Rajaram |party=Independent politician |votes=6,386 |percentage=33.06% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Venkateswaran @ Baskaran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,611 |percentage=18.69% |change=-36.59% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Muthu |party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |votes=386 |percentage=2.00% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Latchumanan |party=Independent politician |votes=372 |percentage=1.93% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Thasaraman |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=131 |percentage=0.68% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,807 |percentage=9.35% |change=-19.73% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=19,317 |percentage=90.01% |change= 10.92% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 21,462 |change =4.98% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Pattali Makkal Katchi |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -12.87% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 2001 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 2001 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3436-puducherry-2001/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927050359/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3436-puducherry-2001/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=27 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Ramachandran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=8,939 |percentage=55.29% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Rajaram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,237 |percentage=26.21% |change=-17.49% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Srinivasan |party=Puducherry Makkal Congress |votes=2,689 |percentage=16.63% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Neelakandan |party=Independent politician |votes=303 |percentage=1.87% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,702 |percentage=29.08% |change=21.15% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=16,168 |percentage=79.09% |change= 1.22% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 20,444 |change =3.68% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) |swing= 2.96% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1996 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1996 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3434-puducherry-1996/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917135105/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3434-puducherry-1996/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Rajasegaran |party=Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) |votes=8,113 |percentage=51.63% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Rajaram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,866 |percentage=43.69% |change=-8.63% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Govindarajan |party=Independent politician |votes=335 |percentage=2.13% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Murugaiyan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=175 |percentage=1.11% |change=0.13% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Perumal |party=Independent politician |votes=131 |percentage=0.83% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,247 |percentage=7.94% |change=1.90% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=15,714 |percentage=82.77% |change= 4.90% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 19,718 |change =1.26% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -0.70% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1991 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1991 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3433-puducherry-1991/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917135604/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3433-puducherry-1991/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Rajaram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,771 |percentage=52.33% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Ramachandran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=6,874 |percentage=46.29% |change=-4.71% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Murugaiyan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=146 |percentage=0.98% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=897 |percentage=6.04% |change=-4.37% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=14,851 |percentage=77.87% |change= -1.83% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 19,473 |change =0.73% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 1.33% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1990 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1990 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3431-puducherry-1990/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917130547/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3431-puducherry-1990/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Ramachandran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=7,802 |percentage=51.00% |change=-5.48% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Somasundaram |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=6,210 |percentage=40.59% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Krishnasamy Alias Sooram |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=1,201 |percentage=7.85% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,592 |percentage=10.41% |change=-2.56% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=15,299 |percentage=79.70% |change= -6.56% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 19,331 |change =45.82% }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -5.48% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1985 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3430-puducherry-1985/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917140417/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3430-puducherry-1985/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Ramachandran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=6,383 |percentage=56.48% |change=-4.61% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=A. Krishnasamy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,918 |percentage=43.52% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,465 |percentage=12.96% |change=-9.21% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=11,301 |percentage=86.26% |change= -2.96% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 13,257 |change =24.00% }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.61% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1980 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1980 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3428-puducherry-1980/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927041541/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3428-puducherry-1980/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=27 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Ramachandran |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=5,598 |percentage=61.09% |change=54.17% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Manickavachakan |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,566 |percentage=38.91% |change=-5.61% }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,032 |percentage=22.17% |change=2.05% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=9,164 |percentage=89.22% |change= 3.38% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,691 |change =6.01% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 16.56% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1977 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3426-puducherry-1977/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927043330/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3426-puducherry-1977/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=27 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Ramachandran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,824 |percentage=44.53% |change=-1.47% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Rajaram Reddiar |party=Janata Party |votes=2,096 |percentage=24.41% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Rajaram |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,074 |percentage=24.15% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Selvarasu |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=594 |percentage=6.92% |change=-18.80% }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,728 |percentage=20.12% |change=2.41% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=8,588 |percentage=85.84% |change= -6.04% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,085 |change =18.56% }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -1.47% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1974 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1974 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3425-puducherry-1974/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917133352/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3425-puducherry-1974/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Ramachandran |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,467 |percentage=46.00% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kannappan |party=Indian National Congress (Organisation) |votes=2,132 |percentage=28.29% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Rajaram |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,938 |percentage=25.71% |change=-25.28% }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,335 |percentage=17.71% |change=0.46% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=7,537 |percentage=91.88% |change= 3.85% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 8,506 |change =6.69% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -4.99% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1969 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1969 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3423-puducherry-1969/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917140530/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3423-puducherry-1969/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=17 September 2021 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=S. M. Subbarayan |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=3,499 |percentage=50.99% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Kannappan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,315 |percentage=33.74% |change=-17.66% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Virappan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,000 |percentage=14.57% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. S. Shanmuga Cavoundar |party=Independent politician |votes=48 |percentage=0.70% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,184 |percentage=17.25% |change=-13.59% }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,862 |percentage=88.02% |change= 3.66% }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,973 |change =0.77% }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -0.40% }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === Assembly Election 1964 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election]]: Mannadipet&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Puducherry 1964 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3421-puducherry-1964/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515062755/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3421-puducherry-1964/ |website=Election Commission of India|archive-date=15 May 2019 }}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Manickavasaga Reddiar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,369 |percentage=51.40% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Venugopal |party=Indian People&#039;s Front |votes=1,347 |percentage=20.55% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Subbarayan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,049 |percentage=16.00% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Palani |party=Independent politician |votes=534 |percentage=8.15% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Natarajan |party=Independent politician |votes=256 |percentage=3.91% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,022 |percentage=30.85% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=6,555 |percentage=84.37% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,912 |change = }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Puducherry}}<br /> {{coord|11.985|79.623|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Puducherry]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Puducherry]]<br /> [[Category:Puducherry district]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1964]]<br /> [[Category:1964 establishments in Pondicherry]]</div> Rucsy