Mudaliarpet
Assembly constituency 18 (GEN) · Puducherry
[01]Result · 2026
#18 · GENAll candidates 14
- 01 A. JohnkumarBJP12,945 41.5%
- 02 L. SambathDMK10,574 33.9%
- 03 N. ManibalanTVK5,906 18.9%
- 04 M. VelavanNTK730 2.3%
- 05 N. AnnathuraiIND384 1.2%
- 06 GopalakrishnanPMK76 0.2%
- 07 Dr. Geetha ManiNMK55 0.2%
- 08 SenthilkumarIND44 0.1%
- 09 A. DhinakaranIND39 0.1%
- 10 Sutham Sundarrajan @ RavindranIND38 0.1%
- 11 R. VijayakumarIND35 0.1%
- 12 RajeswariAJPK27 0.1%
- 13 S. SenthilkumarPRP24 0.1%
- 14 R. MuthumanikandanIND14 0.0%
Turnout Not recorded
The source carries no turnout for this contest.
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total308
- State median turnoutno seat carries a turnoutNot available
- ReconciliationΣ 14 candidates = 30,891Verified
Seat history 2026–1964
- 2026
7.6 ppA. JohnkumarBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
14.4 ppL. SambathDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
19.3 ppA. BaskarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
38.4 ppA. BaskarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
4.3 ppA. NamassivayamIndian National Congress
- 2001
18.5 ppA. NamassivayamTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
- 1996
7.7 ppK. NatarajanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1991
14.8 ppK. NatarajanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1990
11.0 ppM. Rasan Alias VazhumuniDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1985
12.1 ppR. SomasundaramAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
31.4 ppG. Perumal RajaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1977
3.3 ppG. Perumal RajaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1974
9.3 ppVenugopal Alias Mannathan, G.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1969
23.7 ppS. MuthuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1964
0.5 ppGovindasamy, S.CONG
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 38.4 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed TVK polled 5,906 votes, 2.5× the 2,371-vote margin.
5,906 ÷ 2,371 = 2.5 -
The top two polled 75.4% of votes; the other 12 candidates 23.6% between them.
(12,945 + 10,574) ÷ 31,199 = 75.4% · 7,372 ÷ 31,199 = 23.6% -
The margin narrowed from 14.4 pp in 2021 to 7.6 pp.
7.6 − 14.4 = −6.8 pp -
L. Sambath, the 2021 winner, finished second in 2026.
2021 winner name = 2026 runner-up name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 14 candidate lines30,891
- NOTAcounted within the total308
- Published totalVotes polled31,199
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Puducherry · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates14 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutNo seat on the state board carries a turnout