2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

Election in India June 2022 June 2022 2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election India legislative Popular no 1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election 1996 10 May 2001 2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election 2006 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 70.10% 100px Indian National Congress Hand_INC.svg 120 80 100 17 03 P. Shanmugam 11 9 2 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol rising sun.svg 120 100 100 10 0 R. V. Janakiraman 7 7 CM Indian National Congress P. Shanmugam Indian National Congress P. Shanmugam Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in 2001, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.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 10th election: 2001 - The Congress was the single-largest party in the 2001 Puducherry election, winning 11 seats, with a vote share of 22.78 per cent. Its pre-poll ally, the Tamil Maanila Congress, won two seats. The Congress and Tamil Maanila Congress formed the government, with outside support of the AIADMK, which had won three seats. 4 September 2022https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se2001.PDF Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 2001 4 September 2022 13 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220813194835/https://ceopuducherry.py.gov.in/PDF/Se2001.PDF dead The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and the most seats, and P. Shanmugam was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/02/02/258--Former-Puducherry-chief-minister-Shanmugam-dead-.html Former Puducherry chief minister Shanmugam dead Newstrackindia.com 2 February 2013https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/former-puducherry-cm-shanmugam-passes-away/article4373211.ece live https://web.archive.org/web/20130205070516/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/former-puducherry-cm-shanmugam-passes-away/article4373211.ece 5 February 2013 Former Puducherry CM Shanmugam passes away The Hindu 3 February 2013https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/pondicherry.HTML Pondicherry Legislative Assembly 8 September 2022 Schedule EventDate Date for Nominations 16 April 2001 Last Date for filing Nominations 23 April 2001 Date for scrutiny of nominations 24 April 2001 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 26 April 2001 Date of poll 10 May 2001 Date of counting 13 May 2001 Seat allotments Party/Alliance FlagElectoral symbolLeaderSeats contestedrowspan=3 Indian National CongressINC+Indian National CongressIndian National Congress50px50pxP. Shanmugam21Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)Tamil Maanila Congress50pxG. K. Moopanar7Communist Party of IndiaCommunist Party of India50px50pxR. Nallakannu2rowspan=4 Dravida Munnetra KazhagamNDADravida Munnetra KazhagamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam50px50pxM. Karunanidhi15*Puducherry Makkal CongressPuducherry Makkal Congress80px80pxP. Kannan9Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata Party50px50pxL. K. Advani5Janata Dal (United)Janata Dal (United)50px50pxNitish Kumar1rowspan=2 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamAIADMK+All India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam50px50pxJ. Jayalalithaa20Pattali Makkal KatchiPattali Makkal Katchi50px50pxDr. Ramadoss10 NOTE: Including 2 Constituencies where Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi contesting on Rising Sun symbol. List of Candidates ConstituencyINC+NDAAIADMK+PMK # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Muthialpet Indian National Congress G. Palaniraja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Raja Chandrasekaran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK A. Kasilingam 2 Cassicade Tamil Maanila Congress TMC V. Balaji Puducherry Makkal Congress K. Lakshminarayanan Pattali Makkal Katchi R. Malar Mannan 3 Raj Bhavan Indian National Congress A. Gandhiraj Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam S. P. Sivakumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK M. Pandurangan 4 Bussy Communist Party of India A. Abdul Rachide Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Annibal Kennedy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK S. Babu Ansardeen 5 Oupalamp Tamil Maanila Congress TMC N. Naghamuthu Puducherry Makkal Congress P. Pandian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK A. Anbalagan 6 Orleampeth Indian National Congress C. Pandourangame Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam R. Siva All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK G. Chezhian 7 Nellithope Indian National Congress E. Puviarasu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam R. V. Janakiraman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Dr. J. Nannan 8 Modeliarpeth Indian National Congress V. Sabapathy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dr. M. A. S. Subramanian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK A. Ravindran 9 Ariankuppam Indian National Congress K. Vinayagamourthy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam S. Ilangovan Pattali Makkal Katchi R. K. R. Anantharaman 10 Embalom (SC) Indian National Congress N. Gangadaran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam S. Palanivelu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK M. Nagamany 11 Nettapakkam Indian National Congress V. Vaithilingam Puducherry Makkal Congress V. Muthunarayanan Pattali Makkal Katchi K. Dhanraju 12 Kuruvinatham Indian National Congress T. Thiagarajan Puducherry Makkal Congress R. Radhakrishnan Pattali Makkal Katchi T. Vikkiraman 13 Bahour (SC) Tamil Maanila Congress TMC M. Kandasamy Puducherry Makkal Congress P. Rajavelu Pattali Makkal Katchi K. Deivanayagam 14 Thirubuvanai (SC) Indian National Congress P. Angalan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam D. Angalan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK S. Arasi 15 Mannadipeth Indian National Congress N. Rajaram Puducherry Makkal Congress S. Srinivasan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK D. Ramachandran 16 Ossudu (SC) Tamil Maanila Congress TMC P. Sundhararaju Puducherry Makkal Congress A. Elumalai Pattali Makkal Katchi S. Balaraman 17 Villenour Tamil Maanila Congress TMC C. Djeacoumar Puducherry Makkal Congress J. Narayanasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Ramane 18 Ozhukarai Tamil Maanila Congress TMC A. Namassivayam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam N. Balane B.Sc. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK K. Natarajan 19 Thattanchavady Indian National Congress N. Rangaswamy Janata Dal (United) V. Pethaperumal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK N. Ragupathy 20 Reddiarpalayam Communist Party of India R. Viswanathan Bharatiya Janata Party A. M. Krishnamurthy Pattali Makkal Katchi N. G. Pannirselvam 21 Lawspet Indian National Congress M. O. H. F. Shahjahan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam N. Kesavan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK K. Kalaiselvi 22 Cotchery Indian National Congress R. Nalamagarajan Bharatiya Janata Party S. Elangovan Pattali Makkal Katchi M. Ramadass 23 Karaikal North Indian National Congress S. Ramassamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam A. M. H. Nazeem All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK A. J. Assana 24 Karaikal South Indian National Congress A. V. Subramanian Puducherry Makkal Congress V. K. Ganapathy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK S. P. Karuppaiya 25 Neravy-Grand Aldee Tamil Maanila Congress TMC V. M. C. V. Ganapathy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam V. M. C. Sivakumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK V. M. C. Raja 26 Tirunallar Indian National Congress R. Kamalakannan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam N. V. R. Arivoli Pattali Makkal Katchi S. Ambalavanan 27 Neduncadu (SC) Indian National Congress M. Chandirakasu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam A. Marimuthu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK P. Packirisamy 28 Mahe Indian National Congress E. Valsaraj Bharatiya Janata Party East Namath Rajeendran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK K. Lakshmanan 29 Palloor Indian National Congress A. V. Sreedharan Bharatiya Janata Party C. P. Ganeshan Pattali Makkal Katchi N. K. Sachindranath 30 Yanam Indian National Congress Elaprolu Chittibabu Bharatiya Janata Party Gollapalli G. Pratap All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ADMK Giddi Sri Hari Rao Results File:India Pondicherry Legislative Assembly 2001.svg Indian National Congress 108700 11 2 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 83679 7 0 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 59926 3 0 Puducherry Makkal Congress 48865 4 New Tamil Maanila Congress 35390 2 3 Bharatiya Janata Party 22164 1 1 Others 66981 0 0 Independents 51402 2 0 0 252 658647 ECIhttps://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3436-puducherry-2001/ Statistical Report on General Election, 2001 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry Election Commission of India 30 July 2022 Results by Pre-Poll alliance INC+ContestedWONNDAContestedWONAIADMK+ContestedWONOthersWONINC2111DMK137AIADMK203IND 2TMC72PMC94PMK100CPI20BJP51DPI20JDU10Total13Total12Total3Total2Change 3Change 4Change 1Change0 Results by Post-Poll alliance INC+SEATSNDASEATSOthersSEATSINC11DMK7IND 2TMC2PMC4AIADMK3BJP1Total16Total12Total2 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 64.67% A. Kasilingam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,857 38.02% Raja Chandrasekaran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,947 27.43% 1,910 2 Cassicade 68.44% K. Lakshminarayanan Puducherry Makkal Congress 4,875 51.52% R. Malar Mannan Pattali Makkal Katchi 3,097 32.73% 1,778 3 Raj Bhavan 65.75% S. P. Sivakumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,408 57.79% A. Gandhiraj Indian National Congress 1,308 31.39% 1,100 4 Bussy 51.02% Annibal Kennedy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,087 63.77% S. Babu Ansardeen All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 904 18.67% 2,183 5 Oupalam 72.89% A. Anbalagan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,416 59.24% P. Pandian Puducherry Makkal Congress 5,044 35.50% 3,372 6 Orleampeth 70.28% R. Siva Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,608 49.41% G. Chezhian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,223 27.42% 3,385 7 Nellithope 75.41% R. V. Janakiraman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,780 51.42% Dr. J. Nannan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,839 38.59% 1,941 8 Mudaliarpet 73.23% Dr. M. A. S. Subramanian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9,119 40.98% V. Sababady Kothandraman Indian National Congress 7,616 34.22% 1,503 9 Ariankuppam 74.12% T. Jayamoorthy Independent politician 9,790 45.23% K. R. Anantharaman Pattali Makkal Katchi 5,628 26.00% 4,162 10 Embalam 74.87% N. Gangadaran Indian National Congress 3,723 25.44% S. Palanivelu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,087 21.10% 636 11 Nettapakkam 79.40% V. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress 5,984 39.47% K. Dhanraju Pattali Makkal Katchi 4,771 31.47% 1,213 12 Kuruvinatham 83.57% R. Radhakrishnan Puducherry Makkal Congress 8,000 50.58% T. Thiagarajan Indian National Congress 5,979 37.81% 2,021 13 Bahour 79.21% P. Rajavelu Puducherry Makkal Congress 7,696 48.91% M. Kandasamy Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) 5,063 32.18% 2,633 14 Thirubuvanai 76.21% P. Angalane Indian National Congress 4,753 28.60% Durai Arivudainambi Independent politician 3,949 23.76% 804 15 Mannadipet 79.09% D. Ramachandran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,939 55.29% N. Rajaram Indian National Congress 4,237 26.21% 4,702 16 Ossudu 81.22% Abar Elumalai Puducherry Makkal Congress 5,364 34.65% S. Balaraman Pattali Makkal Katchi 5,200 33.59% 164 17 Villianur 80.72% C. Djeacoumar Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) 10,335 50.51% J. Narayanasamy Puducherry Makkal Congress 6,246 30.52% 4,089 18 Ozhukarai 71.96% A. Namassivayam Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) 10,164 45.49% K. Natarajan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,021 26.95% 4,143 19 Thattanchavady 67.87% N. Rangaswamy Indian National Congress 14,323 58.90% V. Pethaperumal Janata Dal (United) 8,769 36.06% 5,554 20 Reddiarpalayam 70.12% A. M. Krishnamurthy Bharatiya Janata Party 11,446 44.85% R. Viswanathan Communist Party of India 7,985 31.29% 3,461 21 Lawspet 65.51% M. O. H. F. Shahjahan Indian National Congress 12,929 38.51% N. Kesavan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10,962 32.65% 1,967 22 Cotchery 71.10% R. Nalamagarajan Indian National Congress 7,058 43.50% M. Ramadass Pattali Makkal Katchi 5,382 33.17% 1,676 23 Karaikal North 61.17% A. M. H. Nazeem Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,273 46.92% A. J. Assana All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3,969 29.69% 2,304 24 Karaikal South 69.85% A. V. Subramanian Indian National Congress 6,138 51.39% V. K. Ganapathy Puducherry Makkal Congress 5,229 43.78% 909 25 Neravy T R Pattinam 71.52% V. M. C. Sivakumar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,672 46.96% V. M. C. V. Ganapathy Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) 3,741 26.33% 2,931 26 Thirunallar 74.22% R. Kamalakkannan Indian National Congress 5,390 42.00% N. V. R. Arivoli Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,615 35.96% 775 27 Nedungadu 76.17% M. Chandirakasu Indian National Congress 5,720 45.35% A. Marimuthu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4,660 36.95% 1,060 28 Mahe 72.95% E. Valsaraj Indian National Congress 5,666 59.87% Manoli Muhammad Independent politician 3,131 33.08% 2,535 29 Palloor 71.01% A. V. Sreedharan Indian National Congress 4,855 49.23% P. Dineshan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3,392 34.40% 1,463 30 Yanam 83.43% Malladi Krishna Rao Independent politician 8,959 57.34% Gollapalli Gangadhara Pratap Bharatiya Janata Party 5,981 38.28% 2,978 See also List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 2001 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 P Category:State Assembly elections in Puducherry Category:2000s in Puducherry