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Puducherry Assembly Election, 1974

30 seats · 7 changed party since 1969

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Party standings

Puducherry Assembly Election, 1974 · 7 parties won seats

Derived
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam — 12 seatsIndian National Congress — 7 seatsNCO — 5 seatsDravida Munnetra Kazhagam — 2 seatsCommunist Party of India — 2 seatsIndependent — 1 seatCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 1 seat1630of 30 seats
  • AIADMK12
  • INC7
  • NCO5
  • DMK2
  • CPI2
  • IND1
  • CPM1

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
AIADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1240%60,81227.8%21
INCIndian National Congress723%34,84015.9%15
NCONCO517%41,34818.9%16
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam27%47,82321.9%26
CPICommunist Party of India27%18,4688.5%7
INDIndependent13%12,4705.7%18
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)13%2,7371.3%5

Constituency map

Puducherry Assembly Election, 1974 · winner by seat

30 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 16

1974 · selected
Majority 16
AIADMK12INC7NCO5DMK2CPI2IND1CPM1
1969 · previous
Majority 16

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1969 → 1974

1969 1974· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
0.0
27.8
42.6
15.9
0.0
18.9
33.7
21.9
12.6
8.5
11.1
5.7
AIADMKINCNCODMKCPIIND

Seat change

1974 seats minus 1969 seats

seats lostseats gained
AIADMK
0 → 12
+12
INC
10 → 7
−3
NCO
0 → 5
+5
DMK
15 → 2
−13
CPI
3 → 2
−1
IND
2 → 1
−1
CPM
0 → 1
+1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1969 → 1974

share lostshare gained
AIADMK
0.0% → 27.8%
+27.8%
NCO
0.0% → 18.9%
+18.9%
CPM
0.0% → 1.3%
+1.3%
CPI
12.6% → 8.5%
−4.2%
IND
11.1% → 5.7%
−5.4%
DMK
33.7% → 21.9%
−11.8%
INC
42.6% → 15.9%
−26.7%

Biggest AIADMK–DMK swings

Seats where the AIADMK-vs-DMK vote gap moved most, 1969 → 1974. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (AIADMK share − DMK share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward AIADMK; to the left, toward DMK.

toward DMKtoward AIADMK
Bussy
+86.2%
Villenour
+65.5%
Cotchery
+61.8%
Modeliarpeth
−16.3%
Embalom
+14.4%
Cassicade
+8.5%
Bahour
−7.9%
Mahe
0.0%

Closest races · 1974

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1974

30 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1969