1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
15 June 1991
30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Registered593,318
Turnout67.73%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader V. Vaithilingam
Party INC DMK
Seats before 11 9
Seats won 15 4
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 5
Popular vote 32.29% 24.71%
CM before election

President's rule

 Elected CM

V. Vaithilingam
INC

Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in June 1991, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.[1] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and the most seats, and V. Vaithilingam was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.[2][3] The Indian National Congress was in an alliance with the AIADMK.[4]

Seat allotments

Congress Alliance

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1.Indian National Congress

V. Vaithilingam19
2.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamJ. Jayalalithaa10
3.IndependentP. Rajavelu (In Bagoor constituency)1

DMK-led Alliance

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1.Dravida Munnetra KazhagamM. Karunanidhi19
2.Janata DalSivaji Ganesan6
3.Communist Party of IndiaIndrajit Gupta3
4.Communist Party of India (Marxist)Harkishan Singh Surjeet2

List of Candidates

Constituency AIADMK+ DMK+
# Name[a] PartyCandidate PartyCandidate
1 Muthialpet ADMK M. Balasubramaniam DMK S. Anandavedlu
2 Cassicade INC P. Shanmugan JD M. Elango
3 Raj Bhavan INC A. Gandhiraj DMK S. P. Sivakumar
4 Bussy INC C. M. K. Achraff DMK G. Perularaja
5 Oupalam ADMK U. C. Arumugan DMK N. Nathamuthu
6 Orleampeth ADMK K. Parasuraman DMK N. Manimaran
7 Nellithope ADMK N. R. Shanmugam DMK R. V. Janakiraman
8 Modeliarpeth INC V. Bhalan CPI M. Manjini
9 Ariankuppam ADMK V. Kalivaradhan DMK P. Subburayan
10 Embalom (SC) INC K. Pakkiri Ammal JD R. Rajaraman
11 Nettapakkam INC V. Vaithilingam DMK R. Subbaraya Counder
12 Kuruvinatham INC T. Thiagarajan DMK N. Vengadasamy
13 Bahour (SC) IND P. Rajavelu CPI A. Ramamurthy
14 Thirubuvanai (SC) ADMK D. Viswanathan DMK M. Thangavelu
15 Mannadipeth INC N. Rajaram DMK D. Ramachandran
16 Ossudu (SC) INC N. Marimuthu JD S. Balaraman
17 Villenour INC P. Anandabaskaran JD C. Jayakumar
18 Ozhukarai ADMK K. Natarajan DMK M. Rasan Alias Vazhumuni
19 Thattanchavady INC N. Rangasamy JD V. Pethaperumal
20 Reddiarpalayam ADMK Indira Munusamy CPI R. Viswanathan
21 Lawspet INC P. Kanann CPI(M) P. Sankaran
22 Cotchery INC M. Vaithilingam DMK G. Panjavarnam
23 Karaikal ADMK M. Gnanadesigan DMK A. M. H. Nazeem
24 Karaikal South INC A. V. Subramanian DMK S. Savarirajan
25 Neravy-Grand Aldee ADMK V. M. C. V. Ganapathy DMK V. M. C. Sivakoumar
26 Tirunallar INC S. P. Selvashanmugham DMK A. Soundararengan
27 Neduncadu (SC) INC M. Chandirakasu DMK S. A. Marimuthu
28 Mahe INC E. Valsaraj CPI(M) K. V. Raghavan
29 Palloor INC A. V. Sreedharan JD K. M. Raju Master
30 Yanam INC Velaga Rajeswara Rao DMK Raksha Hart Krishna
  1. ↑ SC indicate constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress117,28930.0015Increase4
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam96,60724.714Decrease5
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam67,79217.346Increase3
Janata Dal26,3216.731Decrease3
Communist Party of India19,5034.991Decrease1
Others27,6787.0800
Independents35,7399.143Increase2
Total390,929100.00300
Valid votes390,92997.29
Invalid/blank votes10,8952.71
Total votes401,824100.00
Registered voters/turnout593,31867.72
Source: ECI[5]

Elected members

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
# Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Muthialpet M. Balasubramaniam ADMK 9,175 52.38 S. Anandavedlu DMK 8,060 46.02 1,115 6.36
2 Cassicade M. Elango JD 4,927 49.97 P. Shanmugan INC 4,478 45.42 449 4.55
3 Raj Bhavan A. Gandhiraj INC 2,381 48.45 S. P. Sivakumar DMK 2,332 47.46 49 0.99
4 Bussy C. M. K. Achraff INC 3,083 58.80 G. Perularaja DMK 2,042 38.95 1,041 19.85
5 Oupalam U. C. Arumugan ADMK 7,352 57.27 N. Nathamuthu DMK 5,283 41.15 2,069 16.12
6 Orleampeth K. Parasuraman ADMK 8,697 59.44 N. Manimaran DMK 5,613 38.36 3,084 21.08
7 Nellithope R. V. Janakiraman DMK 7,067 49.05 N. R. Shanmugam ADMK 6,988 48.50 79 0.55
8 Modeliarpeth V. Kothandaraman IND 8,230 45.45 M. Manjini CPI 4,295 23.72 3,935 21.73
9 Ariankuppam P. Subburayan DMK 5,794 35.59 S. Ramsing PMK 4,624 28.40 1,170 7.19
10 Embalom (SC) K. Pakkiri Ammal INC 4,171 37.57 R. Rajaraman JD 2,587 23.30 1,584 14.27
11 Nettapakkam V. Vaithilingam INC 8,095 66.14 R. Subbaraya Counder DMK 3,782 30.90 4,313 35.24
12 Kuruvinatham T. Thiagarajan INC 6,765 51.72 N. Vengadasamy DMK 4,014 30.69 2,751 21.03
13 Bahour (SC) P. Rajavelu IND 6,377 48.63 E. Rajalingam IND 4,454 33.96 1,923 14.67
14 Thirubuvanai (SC) D. Viswanathan ADMK 7,453 55.69 M. Thangavelu DMK 4,939 36.90 2,514 18.79
15 Mannadipet N. Rajaram INC 7,771 52.33 D. Ramachandran DMK 6,874 46.29 897 6.04
16 Ossudu (SC) N. Marimuthu INC 7,293 63.00 S. Balaraman JD 4,162 35.95 3,131 27.05
17 Villenour P. Anandabaskaran INC 8,190 54.09 C. Jayakumar JD 6,740 44.51 1,450 9.58
18 Ozhukarai K. Natarajan ADMK 8,566 56.82 M. Rasan DMK 6,279 41.65 2,287 15.17
19 Thattanchavady N. Rangasamy INC 12,545 69.71 V. Pethaperumal JD 5,285 29.37 7,260 40.34
20 Reddiarpalayam R. Viswanathan CPI 13,134 64.00 Indira Munusamy ADMK 6,517 31.76 6,617 32.24
21 Lawspet P. Kanann INC 13,475 61.51 P. Sankaran CPI(M) 8,088 36.92 5,387 24.59
22 Cotchery R. Nalamaharajan IND 5,051 37.01 M. Vaithilingam INC 4,592 33.64 459 3.37
23 Karaikal A. M. H. Nazeem DMK 6,809 59.31 M. Gnanadesigan ADMK 4,389 38.23 2,420 21.08
24 Karaikal South A. V. Subramanian INC 6,189 61.10 S. Savarirajan DMK 3,724 36.76 2,465 24.34
25 Neravy-Grand Aldee V. M. C. V. Ganapathy ADMK 6,384 49.67 V. M. C. Sivakoumar DMK 6,145 47.81 239 1.86
26 Tirunallar A. Soundararengan DMK 4,401 41.37 R. Kamalakkannan IND 2,994 28.14 1,407 13.23
27 Neduncadu (SC) M. Chandirakasu INC 5,955 55.25 S. A. Marimuthu DMK 4,824 44.75 1,131 10.50
28 Mahe E. Valsaraj INC 5,099 62.62 K. V. Raghavan CPI(M) 2,421 29.73 2,678 32.89
29 Palloor A. V. Sreedharan INC 4,922 59.02 K. M. Raju Master JD 2,620 31.41 2,302 27.61
30 Yanam Velaga Rajeswara Rao INC 6,331 56.87 Raksha Hart Krishna DMK 4,704 42.26 1,627 14.61

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Vaithilingam sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister". Times of India. PTI. 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2022. This is 58-year old Vaithilingam's second term as Chief Minister. He had earlier headed the Congress government between 1991 and 1996.
  3. ↑ "Pondicherry Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule". The Week (Indian magazine). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022. 8th election: 1991 - The Congress retained its position as the single-largest party, winning 15 seats with a vote share of 30 per cent. The Congress continued its tie-up with the AIADMK, which won six of the 10 seats it contested and had a vote share of 17 per cent.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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