Puducherry Election Result 2026: NDA all set for a historic return in Puducherry; CM N Rangasamy wins Thattanchavady

Here's the list of winners declared by the Election Commission (EC) in Puducherry Assembly elections:

Party-----Candidate----Constituency

AINRC-----N Rangasamy----Thattanchavady

AINRC----- Vaiyapuri Manikandan-----Muthialpet

AINRC----- P Rajavelu----Nettapakkam

AINRC-----Malladi Krishna Rao----Yanam

AINRC----P.R.N. Thirumurugan-----Karaikal North

AINRC-----V P Sivakolundhu-----Lawspet

AINRC---- C. Aiyappan----Ariankuppam

AINRC-----E Mohandoss----Embalam

AINRC-----B Ravicoumar----Villianur

BJP----- TKSM Meenatchisundaram-----Neravy T.R. Pattinam

BJP-----A. Namassivayam----Maddanipet

AIADMK-----A Anbalagan-----Oupalam

Congress-----P Karthikeyan-----Ousuddu

DMK-----V. Cartigueyane------Nellithope

Independent-----T Ashok Kumar-----Mahe

Independent-----Azhagu @ Azhaganantham----Kadirgamam

Independent------Dr V Vigneswaran-----Nedungadu

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate V P Ramalingame is currently leading in Raj Bhavan constituency in Puducherry Assembly elections 2026.

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) candidate B Ramu is currently leading in Manavely constituency, the ECI website highlighted.

Latchiya Jananayaka Katchi (LJK) candidate Jose Charles Martin is currently leading from Kamaraj Nagar, as first round of counting of votes in the constituency ended, as of 2:15 pm.

His opponent, Congress candidate P K Devadoss, is trailing behind by 1,941 votes.

All India N. R. Congress candidate P. Rajavelu won from Nettapakkam constituency in Puducherry Assembly elections 2026.

The candidate beat Congress's G. Anbarasan by 6,689 votes.

All India N. R. Congress candidate V.P. Sivakolundhu emerged victorious from Lawspet constituency in Puducherry Assembly elections 2026.

The candidate beat Congress's M. Vaithianathan by 1,417 votes.

Congress candidate P Karthikeyan emerged victorious from Ousuddu constituency in Puducherry Assembly elections 2026, the Election Commission data revealed.

Karthikeyan beat BJP's E. Theepainthan by 4,018 votes.

All India N. R. Congress candidate C. Aiyappan @ Mouttayappan also emerged victorious from Ariankuppam constituency in the Puducherry Assembly elections, the EC website declared.

Mouttayappan won by 603 votes, beating Congress' Vizayalakshmy Djeamourthy.

DMK's V. Cartigueyane has secured victory from Nellithope constituency in Puducherry Assembly elections.

(Source: ECI website)

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy has secured a remarkable victory from the Thattanchavady constituency by 4,441 votes, the Election Commission of India (ECI) website declared after four rounds of counting

The All India N. R. Congress in currently leading in 9 seats in the Union Territory of Puducherry, the Election Commission of India (ECI) website stated.

B Ravicoumar is ahead in Villianur by 453 votes.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by All India N. R. Congress in currently leading on 11 seats in the Union Territory of Puducherry.

The AINRC is ahead in eight constituencies, while the BJP is ahead in two. The AIADMK has managed to secure only one seat, as of 11 am.

Congress and the DMK, meanwhile, are currently leading in one and two seats, respectively.

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy is currently leading in Thattanchavady, as initial rounds of counting continue in the UT, the Election Commission of India (ECI) data stated.

People can follow real-time counting trends and results through the Election Commission’s official website, as well as the ECINET mobile application.

You can also stay updated on the poll results by following our live coverage here.

The counting of votes for the Assembly elections held in a single phase on April 9, 2026 began at 8 am with postal ballots in all six designated counting centres.

The EVM counting will begin shortly at 8:30 am, with the results for polls in the 30 constituencies of the UT arriving soon after.

The counting of votes in Puducherry will begin at 8 am amid tight security. According to the Election Commission guidelines, three-tier security arrangements have been put in place across the UT, including the Central Armed Police Forces and local police.

According to a government release, a total of 166 tables have been arranged for EVM and VVPAT counting, along with 35 tables for postal ballots.

For EVM and VVPAT counting, 218 Counting Supervisors, 221 Counting Assistants and 232 Micro Observers have been deployed.

For postal ballot counting, 47 Counting Supervisors, 94 Counting Assistants and 47 Micro Observers have been engaged, the release stated.

Counting in Puducherry’s 30 constituencies often concludes faster than the larger states — making it likely the first to produce a clear winner today.

The election recorded a voter turnout of 89.87%, the highest ever for an assembly election in the union territory. Incumbent CM N. Rangasamy of AINRC is seeking a second consecutive term — rare in Puducherry.

All exit polls uniformly projected a win for the NDA in Puducherry. If the NDA sweeps here early in the morning, it sets an early positive tone for BJP’s day nationally.

The 30 constituencies in the UT are spread over Puducherry (23), Karaikal (5), Mahe (one) and Yanam (one). 

Puducherry is a Union Territory, however, it has its own Legislative Assembly and a Chief Minister.

Most Union Territories in India are run by administrators appointed by the central government and have no elected legislature.

Puducherry is different because of a law passed in 1963, which gave it its own assembly. This was done to honour an agreement with France, as Puducherry was formally transferred from French to Indian control through the Treaty of Cession signed on May 28, 1956. The transfer covered Puducherry, Yanam, Mahe, and Karaikal.

Puducherry CM N Rangasamy, in an interview to The Indian Express, in April, described the elections as something that is as much about proximity as it is about policy.

“In Puducherry, everything is like a model,” Rangasamy said, highlighting that governance in Puducherry depends less on ideology than on alignment with the Centre.

“Only if the party that is running the Government of India is also part of the government here, development can happen,” he says. “That is a strategy. That is how it is.”

Read the full interview here.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) comprising AINRC, BJP, AIADMK and LJK faces a challenge from the INDIA bloc comprising the Congress, DMK and the VCK.

Puducherry registered a record 89.87 polling percentage on April 9 — the highest since 1964 when the first election was held, news agency PTI reported, quoting a top official who termed the turnout as “historic.”

It also recorded the highest overall turnout among third gender electors at 91.81 per cent. According to the Election Commission, Puducherry has 139 third gender electors, of whom 91.81 per cent exercised their franchise.

The counting of votes for the Assembly elections held in a single phase in Puducherry on April 9, 2026 will begin soon, with the results for polls in the 33 constituencies of the UT arriving shortly after.

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