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Constituency

16. Villenour

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Puducherry Assembly Election, 1969

PY-VILLENOUR

DMK 60.0%won by 19.9%INC 40.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: CONG (CONG) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 19.9%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1964 and 1969 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 0.0% to 60.0% of the vote here (+60.0%).
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 40.0% — it did not contest here in 1964.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 93.8% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
6,892
Margin
1,372
19.91%

Since 1964

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1964 and 1969. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
CONG
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMKINC swing
+19.9%
DMK share
0.0% 60.0%
INC share
0.0% 40.0%
Turnout