2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

Indian union territory election February 2012 February 2020 February 2020 2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election India parliamentary 2006 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election 2006 yes 2011 04 13 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election 2016 All 30 seats to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 86.19% N. Rangaswamy (cropped).jpg 100 100 120 0 0 N. Rangaswamy All India N.R. Congress 7 February 2011 New New 15 Kadirkamam(won)Indira Nagar(won) 31.75% AINRC+ Vaithilingam.jpg 100 100 120 0 17 V. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress Kamaraj Nagar 4 September 2008 10 10 7 3 25.06% DPA+UPA Puducherry-Assembly-Constituencies-1-30-assembly-election-2011.png 250px Green = Indian National Congress, Red = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Yellow = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Blue = All India N.R Congress, Grey = Independent Chief Minister V. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress N. Rangaswamy All India N.R. Congress 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.Election Commission of India. Schedule for holding General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry 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. 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. The counting of the votes was scheduled for 13 May 2011. 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. 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). Election Over 810,000 voters were eligible to take part in the polls.The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Campaigning-ends-in-Puducherry/article14679652.ece Campaigning ends in Puducherry 11 April 2011 PTI 17 February 2020 Parties and alliances Prominent Parties Party/Alliance FlagElectoral symbolLeaderSeats contestedrowspan=3 United Progressive AllianceUPAIndian National CongressIndian National Congress50px50pxV. Vaithilingam17Dravida Munnetra KazhagamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam50px50pxR. Siva10Pattali Makkal KatchiPattali Makkal Katchi 50px 50px S. Ramadoss 2rowspan=5 All India N.R. CongressAINRC+All India N.R. CongressAll India N.R. CongressThe Hindu https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2011/puducherry/story/ainrc-aiadmk-front-secures-majority-in-puducherry-133702-2011-05-13 AINRC-AIADMK front secures majority in Puducherry India Today 13 May 2011 PTI 30 June 2022 50px 40px N. Rangaswamy16 + 1*All India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 50px 50px A. Anbalagan10Desiya Murpokku Dravida KazhagamDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 50px R. Selvaraj 1Communist Party of IndiaCommunist Party of India 50px 50px Na. Ra. Kalainathan 1Communist Party of India (Marxist)Communist Party of India (Marxist) 50px 50px V. Perumal 1 + 1* NOTE: In Constituency 11 (Lawspet), both the AINRC and CPI(M) fielded candidates against each other. In Constituency 24, Nedungadu, no candidate was fielded by the INC, DMK, or PMK List of Candidates District ConstituencyUPAAINRC+ # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Puducherry 1 Mannadipet Pattali Makkal Katchi K. P. K. Arul Murugan All India N.R. Congress T. P. R. Selvame 2 Thirubuvanai (SC) Indian National Congress K. Jayaraj All India N.R. Congress P. Angalane 3 Ossudu (SC) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam A. Elumalai All India N.R. Congress P. Karthikeyan 4 Mangalam Indian National Congress C. Djeacoumar All India N.R. Congress P. Anandabaskaran 5 Villianur Indian National Congress A. Namassivayam All India N.R. Congress K. Nadarajan 6 Ozhukarai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam A. Johnkumar All India N.R. Congress N.G. Pannirselvam 7 Kadirkamam Indian National Congress V. Pethaperumal All India N.R. Congress N. Rangaswamy 8 Indira Nagar Indian National Congress V. Aroumougam All India N.R. Congress N. Rangaswamy 9 Thattanchavady Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam A. Ilango All India N.R. Congress Ashok Anand 10 Kamaraj Nagar Indian National Congress V. Vaithilingam Communist Party of India Nara. Kalainathan 11 Lawspet Indian National Congress V. P. Sivakolundhu All India N.R. Congress M. Vaithianathan 12 Kalapet Indian National Congress M. O. H. F. Shahjahan All India N.R. Congress P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram 13 Muthialpet Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Nandha. T. Saravanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK A. Kasilingam 14 Raj Bhavan Indian National Congress K. Lakshminarayan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK M. Saravanakumar 15 Oupalam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Annibal Kennedy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK A. Anbalagan 16 Orleampeth Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam R. Siva All India N.R. Congress G. Nehru 17 Nellithope Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam R. V. Janakiraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Omsakthi Sekar 18 Mudaliarpet Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M.A.S. Subramanian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK A. Baskar 19 Ariankuppam Indian National Congress T. Djeamourthy All India N.R. Congress V. Sabapathy 20 Manavely Pattali Makkal Katchi R. K. R. Anantharaman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK P. Purushothaman 21 Embalam (SC) Indian National Congress M. Candassamy All India N.R. Congress P. Rajavelu 22 Nettapakkam (SC) Indian National Congress S. Muthukumarasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK L. Periyasamy 23 Bahour Indian National Congress R. Radhakrishnan All India N.R. Congress T. Thiagarajan Karaikal 24 Nedungadu (SC) All India N.R. Congress M. Chandhrakasu 25 Thirunallar Indian National Congress R. Kamalakannan All India N.R. Congress P. R. Siva 26 Karaikal North Indian National Congress P. R. N. Thirumurugan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK M. V. Omalingam 27 Karaikal South Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam A. M. H. Nazeem Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam K. A. U. Asana 28 Neravy T R Pattinam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Anandan Geetha All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Er. M. Selvaraj Mahe 29 Mahe Indian National Congress E. Valsaraj Communist Party of India (Marxist) T. K. Gangadharan Yanam 30 Yanam Indian National Congress Malladi Krishna Rao All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Manchala Satya Sai Kumar Results File:India Puducherry Legislative Assembly 2011.svgParties and Coalitions Votes Vote % Vote swing Contested Won ChangeAll India N.R. Congress2,21,55231.75171515Indian National Congress 1,85,14926.531773All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 95,96013.751052Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam74,55210.681025Pattali Makkal Katchi17,3422.48202Bharatiya Janata Party9,1831.32200Communist Party of India (Marxist)7,8401.1220Communist Party of India6,5410.94101Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam5,9660.85%10Independents70,59510.127912Total 6,97,900100.0 30 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.The Hindu https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jayalalithaa-accuses-puducherry-cm-of-betrayal/articleshow/8455005.cms?from=mdr Jayalalithaa accuses Puducherry CM of betrayal Economic Times 20 May 2011 30 June 2022 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.https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-tamil-nadu-polls-2016-no-alliance-with-ainrc-says-aiadmk-in-puducherry-2203235 Tamil Nadu polls 2016: No alliance with AINRC, says AIADMK in Puducherry DNA 18 April 2016 30 June 2022 Results by constituency DistrictConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginCandidateParty Votes %CandidateParty Votes % Votes % Puducherry1MannadipetT. P. R. SelvameAll India N.R. CongressAINRC12,41249.56K. P. K. Arul MuruganPattali Makkal KatchiPMK7,69630.734,71618.832Thirubhuvanai (SC)P. AngalaneAll India N.R. CongressAINRC13,73359.02K. JayarajIndian National CongressINC8,96538.534,76820.493Oussudu (SC)P. KarthikeyanAll India N.R. CongressAINRC13,32758.78A. ElumalaiDravida Munnetra KazhagamDMK8,16936.035,15822.754MangalamC. DjeacoumarIndian National CongressINC14,05252.59P. AnandabaskaranAll India N.R. CongressAINRC11,75944.012,2938.585VillianurA. NamassivayamIndian National CongressINC13,10552.03K. NadarajanAll India N.R. CongressAINRC11,56445.911,5416.126OzhukaraiN. G. Pannir SelvamAll India N.R. CongressAINRC9,07137.77A. N. BalaneIndependentIND7,50531.251,5666.527KadirgamamN. RangaswamyAll India N.R. CongressAINRC16,32370.02V. PethaperumalIndian National CongressINC6,56628.169,75741.868Indira NagarN. RangaswamyAll India N.R. CongressAINRC20,68583.77V. AroumougamIndian National CongressINC4,00816.2316,67767.549ThattanchavadyAshok AnandAll India N.R. CongressAINRC14,59767.99N. ArjunanIndependentIND4,09119.0510,50648.9410Kamaraj NagarV. VaithilingamIndian National CongressINC12,57059.01Nara KalainathanCommunist Party of IndiaCPI6,54130.706,02928.3111LawspetM. VaithianathanAll India N.R. CongressAINRC10,18951.79V. P. SivakolundhuIndian National CongressINC4,75724.185,43227.6112KalapetP. M. L. KalyanasundaramAll India N.R. CongressAINRC14,13262.43M. O. H. F. ShahjahanIndian National CongressINC7,76634.316,36628.1213MuthialpetNandha. T. SaravananDravida Munnetra KazhagamDMK10,36447.82A. KasilingamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamADMK7,38834.092,97613.7314Raj BhavanK. LakshminarayananIndian National CongressINC11,39859.57M. SaravanakumarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamADMK4,32722.627,07136.9515OupalamA. AnbalaganAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamADMK9,53642.59N. AnandIndependentIND6,33228.283,20414.3116OrleampethG. Nehru KuppusamyAll India N.R. CongressAINRC10,98655.26R. SivaDravida Munnetra KazhagamDMK8,36842.092,61813.1717NellithopeOmsakthi SekarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamADMK13,30158.51R. V. JanakiramanDravida Munnetra KazhagamDMK8,78338.634,51819.8818MudaliarpetA. BaskarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamADMK17,01667.15M. A. S. SubramanianDravida Munnetra KazhagamDMK7,28928.769,72738.3919AriankuppamV. SabapathyAll India N.R. CongressAINRC13,38149.12T. DjeamourthyIndian National CongressINC10,75039.472,6319.6520ManavelyP. PurushothamanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamADMK13,97957.98R. K. R. AnantharamanPattali Makkal KatchiPMK9,64640.014,33317.9721Embalam (SC)P. RajaveluAll India N.R. CongressAINRC12,93351.95M. CandassamyIndian National CongressINC11,46546.061,4685.8922Nettapakkam (SC)L. PeriyasamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamADMK14,68659.80S. MuthukumarasamyIndian National CongressINC9,21937.545,46722.2623BahourT. ThiagarajanAll India N.R. CongressAINRC12,28453.42R. RadhakrishnanIndian National CongressINC10,22944.492,0558.93 Karaikal24Nedungadu (SC)M. ChandhrakasuAll India N.R. CongressAINRC12,47455.05A. MarimuthuIndependentIND4,98422.007,49033.0525ThirunallarP. R. SivaAll India N.R. CongressAINRC11,70250.77R. KamalakannanIndian National CongressINC10,86247.128403.6526Karaikal NorthP. R. N. ThirumuruganIndian National CongressINC12,15555.69V. OmalingamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamADMK8,79540.293,36015.4027Karaikal SouthA. M. H. NazeemDravida Munnetra KazhagamDMK8,37739.37V. K. GanapathyIndependentIND6,80131.961,5767.4128Neravy T.R. PattinamV. M. C. SivakumarIndependentIND8,86039.30A. GeethaDravida Munnetra KazhagamDMK8,50237.723581.58 Mahe29MaheE. ValsarajIndian National CongressINC13,29760.51T. K. GangadharanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)CPI(M)7,19332.736,10427.78 Yanam30YanamMalladi Krishna RaoIndian National CongressINC23,98580.95M. Satya Sai KumarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamADMK4,86716.4319,11864.52 References Puducherry 2010 Category:2010s in Puducherry