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1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election India legislative Popular no 1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election 1969 24 February 1974 1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election 1977 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 85.32% 100px All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol two leaves.svg 110 100 100 07 0 S. Ramassamy 12 New NA Indian National Congress (R) Cow_and_Calf_INC.svg 120 100 100 10 0 7 10 3 CM President's Rule All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam S. Ramassamy
Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in February 1974, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se1974.PDF Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1974 4 September 2022 13 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220813194756/https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se1974.PDF dead The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the most seats, and its leader, S. Ramassamy was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry (French: Ministre en chef de Pondichéry).https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/former-puducherry-chief-minister-ramassamy-passes-away/articleshow/58679164.cms Former Puducherry Chief Minister Ramassamy passes away 15 May 2017 Times of India PTI 4 September 2022 He became Chief Minister in 1974 heading the AIADMK-CPI coalition ministry for a brief period.https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/03/26/explained-puducherry-the-territory-of-coalitions-and-presidents-rule.html Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule The Week (Indian magazine) 26 March 2021 3rd election: 1974 ... Subramanyan Ramaswamy of AIADMK became chief minister with support of the CPI 4 September 2022
Results
File:India Pondicherry Legislative Assembly 1974.svg All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 60812 12 New Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 47823 2 13 Indian National Congress (Organisation) 41348 5 New Indian National Congress 34840 7 3 Communist Party of India 18468 2 1 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2737 1 1 Independents 12470 1 1 0 6830 264103 ECIhttps://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3425-puducherry-1974/ Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry Election Commission of India 30 July 2022
Elected members
Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituencyAssembly ConstituencyTurnout WinnerRunner UpMargin #k Names% Candidate Party Votes% Candidate Party Votes% 1 Muthialpet 82.21% G. Pajaniraja All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,315 43.87% M. Thangapragasam Indian National Congress (Organisation) 3,842 39.06% 473 2 Cassicade 78.61% Ansari P. Duraisamy Indian National Congress (Organisation) 2,996 38.91% Durai Munisami All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,591 33.65% 405 3 Raj Bhavan 74.16% Dhana Kantharaj Indian National Congress 2,399 56.00% K. Jothi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1,104 25.77% 1,295 4 Bussy 75.48% S. Pakkiam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1,680 38.59% A. Jayaraj Indian National Congress (Organisation) 1,441 33.10% 239 5 Oupalam 82.49% C. N. Parthasarathy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,198 46.84% P. Raghava Chettiar Indian National Congress (Organisation) 2,112 30.93% 1,086 6 Orleampeth 80.22% N. Manimaran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,833 48.45% R. Vaidyanathan Indian National Congress 2,356 29.78% 1,477 7 Nellithope 80.84% R. Kannan Indian National Congress (Organisation) 2,495 37.77% N. Ranganathan Communist Party of India 2,369 35.86% 126 8 Mudaliarpet 87.12% Sabapathy Alias V. Kothandaraman Indian National Congress (Organisation) 3,889 43.06% R. Alwar Communist Party of India 3,328 36.85% 561 9 Ariankuppam 86.16% P. C. Purushothaman Indian National Congress 3,364 37.06% P. Subbarayan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,017 33.24% 347 10 Embalam 87.38% G. Murugesan Indian National Congress 3,140 47.13% Sivaloganathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1,994 29.93% 1,146 11 Nettapakkam 92.00% V. Vengatasubba Reddi Indian National Congress 4,072 55.65% S. Vengatachalapathi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,598 35.51% 1,474 12 Kuruvinatham 89.05% N. Vengadasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,445 44.50% K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi Indian National Congress (Organisation) 2,642 34.13% 803 13 Bahour 88.37% Thangavel Clamanso Communist Party of India 2,727 38.77% P. Utharavelu Independent politician 2,211 31.43% 516 14 Thirubuvanai 87.20% A. Gopal Indian National Congress 2,672 34.96% Thangavelu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,637 34.50% 35 15 Mannadipet 91.88% D. Ramachandira Reddiar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,467 46.00% Kannappan Indian National Congress (Organisation) 2,132 28.29% 1,335 16 Ossudu 86.58% T. Ezhumalai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,426 47.83% V. Nagarathinam Indian National Congress 2,461 34.36% 965 17 Villianur 87.65% M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar Indian National Congress (Organisation) 2,812 37.00% K. Thirukamu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,606 34.28% 206 18 Ozhukarai 87.15% Venugopal Alias G. Mannathan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,982 39.44% S. Muthu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,278 30.13% 704 19 Thattanchavady 83.73% V. Pethaperumal Indian National Congress (Organisation) 3,468 46.85% N. Gurusamy Communist Party of India 2,710 36.61% 758 20 Reddiarpalayam 82.42% V. Subbiah Communist Party of India 3,345 44.09% V. Balaji Indian National Congress (Organisation) 2,876 37.91% 469 21 Lawspet 88.12% M. O. H. Farook Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,461 39.21% N. Varazhau All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,275 37.10% 186 22 Cotchery 90.19% T. Subbaiya All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,660 46.04% S. M. Jambulingam Indian National Congress (Organisation) 2,446 30.77% 1,214 23 Karaikal North 80.49% K. Kandhi All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,964 41.24% P. Shanmugam Indian National Congress 3,666 38.14% 298 24 Karaikal South 84.85% S. Ramassamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,296 46.80% S. Savarirajan Indian National Congress (Organisation) 1,857 26.37% 1,439 25 Neravy T R Pattinam 86.71% V. M. C. Varada Pillai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,313 59.89% V. M. C. Siva Shanmuganathan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,992 33.73% 2,321 26 Thirunallar 89.29% A. Soundararengan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,742 49.31% S. Arangasamy Indian National Congress (Organisation) 2,711 35.72% 1,031 27 Nedungadu 87.59% R. Coupousamy Indian National Congress 2,934 41.18% P. Selvaraj All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,225 31.23% 709 28 Mahe 85.02% Kunnummal Raghavan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1,816 33.03% Iraye Kunnathitathil Kumaran Independent politician 1,528 27.79% 288 29 Palloor 86.10% Vanmeri Nadeyi Purushothaman Indian National Congress 1,980 41.41% Mottamal Pocku Independent politician 1,081 22.61% 899 30 Yanam 90.28% Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu Independent politician 2,284 52.74% Naidou Maddimsetty Satyamurty Indian National Congress 1,986 45.86% 298
See also
List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
1974 elections in India
References
External links
Record of all Puducherry Assembly elections https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/87-puducherry/ eci.gov.in Election Commission of India 19 May 2022
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