2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

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All 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.38%(Decrease1.7%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader N. Rangaswamy R. Siva
Party AINRC DMK
Alliance NDA SPA+UPA
Leader since 2011 2021
Leader's seat Thattanchavady (won)
Yanam (lost)
Villianur
Last election 8 2
Seats before 7[a] 2
Seats won 10 6
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 4
Popular vote 216,249 154,858
Percentage 25.85% 18.51%
Swing Decrease 2.25% Increase 9.61%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader A. Namassivayam V. Narayanasamy
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA SPA+UPA
Leader since 2021 2016
Leader's seat Mannadipet Did not contest
Last election 0 15
Seats before 3[b] 9[c]
Seats won 6 2
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 13
Popular vote 114,298 131,393
Percentage 13.66% 15.71%
Swing Increase 11.26% Decrease 14.89%


Chief Minister before election

V. Narayanasamy
INC

Elected Chief Minister

N. Rangaswamy
AINRC

The fifteenth legislative assembly election was held on 6 April 2021 to elect members from 30 constituencies of the 15th Puducherry Assembly in the union territory of Puducherry in India. The National democratic alliance has won a simple majority[1][2]


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  1. ^ "Puducherry CM Narayanasamy brokers truce between DMK, Congress". The New Indian Express. 19 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ "BJP alliance to sweep Puducherry assembly polls: Asianet-C fore pre-poll survey". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.