2019 Indian general election in Puducherry

2019 Indian general election in Puducherry
1 seat
Turnout	81.20

Last updated May 26, 2024

The 2019 Indian general elections was held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. The general election in Puducherry was held on April 18, 2019. The UPA, fielded V. Vaithilingam, of the Indian National Congress, while the National Democratic Alliance fielded AINRC candidate Dr. K. Narayanasamy. Makkal Needhi Maiam fielded Dr. M. A. S. Subramanian and Naam Tamilar Katchi fielded N. Sharmila Beham.^[1]^[2]

Candidates

No.	Constituency	Candidates
No.	Constituency	AINRC (NDA)		INC (UPA)		MNM		NTK
1	Puducherry		Dr. K. Narayanaswamy		V. Vaithilingam		M. A. S. Subramanian		N. Sharmila Beham

Detailed Results

2019 Indian general elections: Puducherry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	V. Vaithilingam	4,44,981	56.27	+29.92
	AINRC	K. Narayanasamy	2,47,956	31.36	-3.21
	MNM	M. A. S. Subramaniam	38,068	4.81	+4.81
	NTK	N. Sharmila Beham	22,857	2.89	N/A
	Independent	N. Tamizh Marane	4,791	0.61	N/A
	Independent	M. Krishnamurthy	3,579	0.45	N/A
	BSP	A. G .Pathimaraj	2,689	0.34	+0.06
	Independent	Ims. Balaji Naikar	2,546	0.32	N/A
	AIMK	K. Arunachalam	2,201	0.28	N/A
	Independent	D. Ramesh	1,653	0.21	N/A
	PDDP	S. Baskaran	1,319	0.17	N/A
	SUCI(C)	U. Muthu	1,285	0.16	N/A
	Independent	S. Thangavelu	1,002	0.13	N/A
	CPI(ML)L	S. Mothilal	905	0.11	+0.05
	Independent	Tiravitamankai @ Lourdhumary	870	0.11	N/A
	ACDP	S. Thirugnanam	674	0.09	N/A
	Independent	V. Ramamurthi	642	0.08	N/A
	Independent	K. Ramadass	543	0.07	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	12,199	1.54	N/A
Margin of victory			1,97,025	24.91
Turnout			7,90,895	81.25
	INC gain from AINRC		Swing	+29.92

Assembly Segment Wise Lead

Party		Assembly segments ^[3]	Position in Assembly (as of 2021 election)
	Indian National Congress	29	2
	All India N.R. Congress	1	10
Total		30

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References

↑ "Turnout in Pondy at 80.5%". The New Indian Express . 19 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
↑ "General election Phase 2 - 61.12% votes cast at 5 p.m." The Hindu . 18 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
↑ "Assembly segments wise Result" (PDF). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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[1] "Turnout in Pondy at 80.5%". The New Indian Express . 19 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[2] "General election Phase 2 - 61.12% votes cast at 5 p.m." The Hindu . 18 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[3] "Assembly segments wise Result" (PDF). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

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