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Puducherry Assembly Election, 2021

30 seats · 21 changed party since 2016 · turnout 81.6%

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Party standings

Puducherry Assembly Election, 2021 · 5 parties won seats

Derived
AINRC — 10 seatsDravida Munnetra Kazhagam — 6 seatsBharatiya Janata Party — 6 seatsIndependent — 6 seatsIndian National Congress — 2 seats1630of 30 seats
  • AINRC10
  • DMK6
  • BJP6
  • IND6
  • INC2

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
AINRCAINRC1033%2,16,24925.8%16
DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam620%1,54,85818.5%13
BJPBharatiya Janata Party620%1,14,29813.7%9
INDIndependent620%1,06,09812.7%116
INCIndian National Congress27%1,31,39315.7%14
AIADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam00%34,6234.1%5
NTKNTK00%28,1893.4%28
MNMMNM00%15,8351.9%22
NOTANOTA00%10,8031.3%30

+ 13 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Puducherry Assembly Election, 2021 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 16

2021 · selected
Majority 16
AINRC10DMK6BJP6IND6INC2
2016 · previous
Majority 16

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 2016 → 2021

2016 2021· by party
30%23%15%8%0%
28.8
25.8
9.1
18.5
2.5
13.7
8.0
12.7
28.9
15.7
17.2
4.1
0.5
3.4
AINRCDMKBJPINDINCAIADMKNTK

Seat change

2021 seats minus 2016 seats

seats lostseats gained
AINRC
9 → 10
+1
DMK
2 → 6
+4
BJP
0 → 6
+6
IND
1 → 6
+5
INC
14 → 2
−12
AIADMK
4 → 0
−4

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 2016 → 2021

share lostshare gained
BJP
2.5% → 13.7%
+11.2%
DMK
9.1% → 18.5%
+9.4%
IND
8.0% → 12.7%
+4.7%
NTK
0.5% → 3.4%
+2.9%
MNM
0.0% → 1.9%
+1.9%
AMMK
0.0% → 0.6%
+0.6%
CPM
0.4% → 0.0%
−0.3%
NOTA
1.7% → 1.3%
−0.4%
PMK
0.7% → 0.0%
−0.7%
AINRC
28.8% → 25.8%
−3.0%

Biggest AINRC–INC swings

Seats where the AINRC-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 2016 → 2021. Bold = the seat changed hands.

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

toward INCtoward AINRC
Raj Bhavan
Puducherry
+91.5%
Yanam
Puducherry
+73.0%
Embalam
Puducherry
−72.4%
Nellithope
Puducherry
+66.9%
Villianur
Puducherry
+62.3%
Ozhukarai
Puducherry
+57.0%
Bahour
Puducherry
+55.1%
Indira Nagar
Puducherry
+51.8%
Muthialpet
Puducherry
−48.8%
Ariankuppam
Puducherry
+41.4%
Karaikal North
Puducherry
−40.9%
Orleampeth
Puducherry
−39.4%

Closest races · 2021

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

All constituencies · 2021

30 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 2016