2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

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2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
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All 30 seats to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout86.19%
 First partySecond party
 
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Vaithilingam.jpg
Leader N. Rangaswamy V. Vaithilingam
Party AINRC INC
Alliance AINRC + AIADMK DPA+UPA
Leader since7 February 20114 September 2008
Leader's seat Kadirkamam
(retained)
Indira Nagar
(vacated)		 Kamaraj Nagar
(won)
Last electionNew10
Seats beforeNew10
Seats won157
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 3
Percentage31.75%25.06%
 Third partyFourth party
 
AIADMK
DMK
LeaderA. Anbazhagan R. Siva
Party AIADMK DMK
Alliance AIADMK + AINRC DPA+UPA
Leader's seat Oupalam
(won)		 Orleampeth
(lost)
Last election37
Seats won52
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 5
Popular vote95,96074,552
Percentage13.75%10.68%
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Chief Minister before election

V. Vaithilingam
INC

Elected Chief Minister

N. Rangaswamy
AINRC

A legislative assembly election was held in the Indian union territory of Puducherry on 13 April 2011 to elect members from thirty constituencies in the non-contiguous territory. This election was meant to constitute the Thirteenth Assembly of Pondicherry. [1]

Contents

Candidates

26 March 2011 marked the last day to complete nominations for the elections. 30 March 2011 was the last day for possible withdrawal of nominations. [1] In total, 187 candidates contested the polls. In Yanam there was a total of ten candidates, the highest number in any constituency in this election. In the Indira Nagar constituency there were just two candidates, former chief minister N. Rangaswamy (who also contested the Kadirkamam constituency, this was the first time in the history of the territory that a candidate contested two different assembly constituencies) and Indian National Congress candidate A.K.D. Aroumougame. [2] The counting of the votes was scheduled for 13 May 2011. [1]

Campaign

Amongst the contending parties, there were two major coalitions. On one side, there was an alliance backing the incumbent chief minister V. Vaithilingam, consisting of the Indian National Congress (which contested 17 seats), the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (10 seats), Pattali Makkal Katchi (2 seats) and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (1 seat). The other main bloc contesting the election was an alliance consisting of the All India N.R Congress of N. Rangaswamy (contesting 17 seats), the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (10 seats), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1 seat), the Communist Party of India (1 seat) and the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (1 seat). A third force was the Bharatiya Janata Party, which did not align with any of the two big bloc and contested twenty seats on its own. There were also 78 independent candidates in the fray. [2]

Several high-profile national politicians took part in the campaigning: Sonia Gandhi (president of the Indian National Congress), Rahul Gandhi (Indian National Congress general secretary), Pranab Mukherjee (Indian National Congress union minister), Nitin Gadkari (BJP president), Sushma Swaraj (BJP MP), Venkaiah Naidu (former BJP president), M. Karunanidhi (DMK chief minister of Tamil Nadu), J. Jayalalithaa (general secretary of AIADMK) and Vijayakanth (general secretary of DMDK). [2]

Election

Over 810,000 voters were eligible to take part in the polls. [2]

Parties and alliances

Source: [3]

   UPA+DPA Alliance

PartySymbolLeaderContesting Seats
Indian National Congress INC Hand INC.svg V. Vaithilingam 17
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK Indian election symbol rising sun.svg R. Siva 10
Pattali Makkal Katchi PMK Indian Election Symbol Mango SVG.svg S. Ramadoss 2
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi VCK Thol. Thirumavalavan 1

   AINRC-AIADMK Alliance

PartySymbolLeaderContesting Seats
All India N.R. Congress AINRC Indian Election Symbol Jug.svg N. Rangasamy 17
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK AIADMK Two Leaves.png A. Anbalagan10
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam DMDK Indian Election Symbol Nagara.svg 1
Communist Party of India CPI CPI symbol.svg 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg 1

List of Candidates

Constituency
UPA + DPA AIADMK + AINRC
1 Mannadipet PMK K.P.K. Arul Murugan AINRC T. P. R. Selvame
2 Thirubuvanai (SC) INC K. Jayaraj AINRC P. Angalane
3 Ossudu (SC) DMK A. Elumalai AINRC P. Karthikeyan
4 Mangalam INC C. Djeacoumar AINRC P. Anandabaskaran
5 Villianur INC A. Namassivayam AINRC K. Nadarajan
6 Ozhukarai DMK A. Johnkumar AINRC N.G. Pannirselvam
7 Kadirkamam INC V. Pethaperumal AINRC N. Rangaswamy
8 Indira Nagar INC V. Aroumougam AINRC N. Rangaswamy
9 Thattanchavady DMK A. Ilango AINRC Ashok Anand
10 Kamaraj Nagar INC V. Vaithilingam CPI Nara. Kalainathan
11 Lawspet INC V.P. Sivakolundhu AINRC M. Vaithianathan
12 Kalapet INC M. O. H. F. Shahjahan AINRC P.M.L. Kalyanasundaram
13 Muthialpet DMK Nandha. T. Saravanan AIADMK A. Kasilingam
14 Raj Bhavan INC K. Lakshminarayan AIADMK M. Saravanakumar
15 Oupalam DMK Annibal Kennedy AIADMK A. Anbalagan
16 Orleampeth DMK R. Siva AINRC G. Nehru
17 Nellithope DMK R. V. Janakiraman AIADMK Omsakthi Sekar
18 Mudaliarpet DMK M.A.S. Subramanian AIADMK A. Baskar
19 Ariankuppam INC T. Djeamourthy AINRC V. Sabapathy
20 Manavely PMK R. K. R. Anantharaman AIADMK P. Purushothaman
21 Embalam (SC) INC M. Candassamy AINRC P. Rajavelu
22 Nettapakkam (SC) INC S. Muthukumarasamy AIADMK L. Periyasamy
23 Bahour INC R. Radhakrishnan AINRC T. Thiagarajan
24 Nedungadu (SC) DNF AINRC M. Chandhrakasu
25 Thirunallar INC R. Kamalakannan AINRC P. R. Siva
26 Karaikal North INC P. R. N. Thirumurugan AIADMK M. V. Omalingam
27 Karaikal South DMK A.M.H. Nazeem DMDK K. A. U. Asana
28 Neravy T R Pattinam DMK Anandan Geetha AIADMK Er. M. Selvaraj
29 Mahe INC E. Valsaraj CPI(M) T. K. Gangadharan
30 Yanam INC Malladi Krishna Rao AIADMK Manchala Satya Sai Kumar

Results

India Puducherry Legislative Assembly 2011.svg
Parties and CoalitionsVotesVote %Vote swingContestedWonChange
All India N.R. Congress 2,21,55231.751715Increase2.svg15
Indian National Congress 1,85,14926.53177Decrease2.svg3
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 95,96013.75105Increase2.svg2
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 74,55210.68102Decrease2.svg5
Pattali Makkal Katchi 17,3422.4820Decrease2.svg2
Bharatiya Janata Party 9,1831.32200Steady2.svg
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 7,8401.1220Steady2.svg
Communist Party of India 6,5410.9410Decrease2.svg1
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 5,9660.85%10Steady2.svg
Independents 70,59510.12791Decrease2.svg2
Total6,97,900100.030

Aftermath results

N. Rangasamy of AINRC, who won 15 seats, formed government without consulting the AIADMK and was accused of betraying the coalition by J. Jayalalithaa. AINRC secured a majority with the support of an independent V. M. C. Sivakumar. [4] However, the AINRC's hastiness in forming the government and refusal to share power with pre-election alliance partner AIADMK proved costly in the subsequent elections in 2016. [5]

Results by constituency

Results
Assembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin
#NameCandidatePartyVotesCandidatePartyVotes
Puducherry District
1 Mannadipet T. P. R. Selvame All India N.R. Congress 12412K.P.K. Arul Murugan Pattali Makkal Katchi 76964716
2 Thirubuvanai (SC) P. Angalane All India N.R. Congress 13733K. Jayaraj Indian National Congress 89654768
3 Ossudu (SC) P. Karthikeyan All India N.R. Congress 13327A. Elumalai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 81695158
4 Mangalam C.Djeacoumar Indian National Congress 14052P. Anandabaskaran All India N.R. Congress 117592293
5 Villianur A. Namassivayam Indian National Congress 13105K. Nadarajan All India N.R. Congress 115641541
6 Ozhukarai N.G. Pannirselvam All India N.R. Congress 9071A.N. Balane Independent 75051566
7 Kadirkamam N. Rangaswamy All India N.R. Congress 16323V. Pethaperumal Indian National Congress 65669757
8 Indira Nagar N. Rangaswamy All India N.R. Congress 20685V. Aroumougam Indian National Congress 400816677
9 Thattanchavady Ashok Anand All India N.R. Congress 14597N. Arjunan Independent 409110506
10 Kamaraj Nagar V. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress 12570Nara. Kalainathan Communist Party Of India 65416029
11 Lawspet M. Vaithianathan All India N.R. Congress 10189V.P. Sivakolundhu Indian National Congress 47575432
12 Kalapet P.M.L. Kalyanasundaram All India N.R. Congress 14132 M. O. H. F. Shahjahan Indian National Congress 77666366
13 Muthialpet Nandha. T. Saravanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10364A. Kasilingam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 73882976
14 Raj Bhavan K. Lakshminarayan Indian National Congress 11398M. Saravanakumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 43277071
15 Oupalam A. Anbalagan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9536 Bussy N. Anand Independent 63323204
16 Orleampeth G.Nehru All India N.R. Congress 10986R. Siva Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 83682618
17 Nellithope Omsakthi Sekar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 13301 R. V. Janakiraman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 87834518
18 Mudaliarpet A. Baskar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 17016M.A.S. Subramanian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 72899727
19 Ariankuppam V.Sabapathy All India N.R. Congress 13381T. Djeamourthy Indian National Congress 107502631
20 Manavely P. Purushothaman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 13979R. K. R. Anantharaman Pattali Makkal Katchi 96464333
21 Embalam (SC) P. Rajavelu All India N.R. Congress 12933M. Candassamy Indian National Congress 114651468
22 Nettapakkam (SC) L. Periyasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 14686S. Muthukumarasamy Indian National Congress 92195467
23 Bahour T. Thiagarajan All India N.R. Congress 12284 R. Radhakrishnan Indian National Congress 102292055
Karaikal District
24 Nedungadu (SC) M.Chandhrakasu All India N.R. Congress 12474A. Marimottou Independent 49847490
25 Thirunallar P. R. Siva All India N.R. Congress 11702 R. Kamalakannan Indian National Congress 10862840
26 Karaikal North P. R. N. Thirumurugan Indian National Congress 12155M.V.Omalingam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 87953360
27 Karaikal South A.M.H. Nazeem Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8377V.K. Ganapathy Independent 68011576
28 Neravy T R Pattinam V.M.C. Sivakumar Independent 8860 Anandan Geetha Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8502358
Mahe District
29 Mahe E. Valsaraj Indian National Congress 13297T.K.Gangadharan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 71936104
Yanam District
30 Yanam Malladi Krishna Rao Indian National Congress 23985Manchala Satya Sai Kumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 486719118

References

  1. 1 2 3 Election Commission of India. Schedule for holding General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Campaigning ends in Puducherry". The Hindu . PTI. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "AINRC-AIADMK front secures majority in Puducherry". The Hindu . India Today. PTI. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Jayalalithaa accuses Puducherry CM of betrayal". The Hindu . Economic Times. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tamil Nadu polls 2016: No alliance with AINRC, says AIADMK in Puducherry". DNA. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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