1996 Indian general election in Pondicherry

none January 2026 Indian general election in Pondicherry, 1996 India parliamentary no Indian general election in Pondicherry, 1991 1991 Indian general election in Pondicherry, 1998 1998 April–May 1996 1 (of 543) seat in the Lok Sabha 477,437 (75.35%) (7.64%) M. O. H. Farooq Indian National Congress Pondicherry (won) 1 183,986 39.97% 13.10% S. Arumugham Pondicherry (lost) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 0 183,702 39.91% 4.10% 200px 300px Prime Minister Prime Minister after election P. V. Narasimha Rao Indian National Congress Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party The 1996 Indian general election was held in Pondicherry on to elect 1 member of the 11th Lok Sabha.https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4123-general-election-1996-vol-i-ii/ General Election 1996, Vol I & II Election Commission of India (Archived) en 2026-01-29 The contest was primarily between two alliances. The INC–AIADMK alliance fielded a joint candidate from the INC, the incumbent MP M. O. H. Farook. The DMK–TMC(M) alliance fielded a joint candidate from the DMK. Other parties that fielded candidates included PMK, BJP, MDMK, along with several other parties and independent candidates. Election schedule Poll event Phase I Date of poll 27 April 1996 Date of counting of votes 8 May 1996 Declaration of result 11 May 1996 Voter Turnout In the 1996 Pondicherry Lok Sabha election, the total number of electors was 6,33,635. Out of these, 4,77,437 voters cast their votes, resulting in a poll percentage of 75.35%. The number of valid votes recorded was 4,60,322. Constituency Data - Summary Category Male Female Total Nominated 28 1 29 Rejected 0 0 0 Withdrawn 8 0 8 Contested 20 1 21 Forfeited Deposit 18 1 19 Parties and alliances Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Indian National Congress PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contestedIndian National CongressIndian National Congress50px50pxM. O. H. Farook1 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam PartySymbolLeaderSeats contestedDravida Munnetra KazhagamDravida Munnetra KazhagamS. Arumugham1 Others PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contestedBharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party50px50pxS. Thiyagarajan1Pattali Makkal KatchiPattali Makkal Katchi50px50pxBavany Madura Cavy1Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra KazhagamMarumalarchi DravidaMunnetra Kazhagam50pxR. Balasubramani1 Results by Party Source:https://www.latestly.com/elections/loksabha-elections/1996/pondicherry/pondicherry/ Pondicherry Lok Sabha Election 1996 Results LatestLY en 2026-01-29 Party Name Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− Indian National CongressINC 1,83,986 39.97 1 1 Dravida Munnetra KazhagamDMK 1,83,702 39.91 1 0 Bharatiya Janata PartyBJP 20,351 4.42 1 0 Pattali Makkal KatchiPMK 19,792 4.30 1 0 Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra KazhagamMDMK 13,397 2.91 1 0 Bahujan Samaj PartyBSP 4,005 0.87 1 0 Indian Congress (Socialist)IC(S) 3,819 0.83 1 0 Janata PartyJP 1,823 0.40 1 0 Independent (politician) IND 29,447 6.40 13 0 Total 4,60,322 100% - 21 1 - Detailed Result In the Pondicherry Lok Sabha constituency, M. O. H. Farook of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the election by a narrow margin, securing 1,83,986 votes (39.97%). He defeated S. Arumugham of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), who polled 1,83,702 votes (39.91%).https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha/1996/pondicherry/11/39 1996 Lok Sabha election results for Pondicherry IndiaVotes.com en 2026-01-29 Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes % 1 Pondicherry M. O. H. Farook Indian National Congress 183,986 39.97 S. Arumugham Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 183,702 39.91 284 0.06 References Pondicherry Category:Elections in Puducherry