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1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

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30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
Registered	633,635
Turnout	75.33%
Majority party Minority party   Leader V. Vaithilingam R. V. Janakiraman Party INC DMK Seats before 15 4 Seats won 9 7 Seat change 6 3 Popular vote 28.39% 25.65%
CM before election V. Vaithilingam INC Elected CM R. V. Janakiraman DMK

Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in April 1996, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats, but the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the popular vote, and R. V. Janakiraman was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Indian National Congress	116,618	25.34	9	6
	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	105,392	22.90	7	3
	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	57,678	12.53	3	3
	Tamil Maanila Congress	42,485	9.23	5	New
	Communist Party of India	29,964	6.51	2	1
	Janata Dal	20,360	4.42	1	0
	Pattali Makkal Katchi	11,544	2.51	1	New
	Others	29,126	6.33	0	0
	Independents	47,126	10.24	2	1
Total		460,293	100.00	30	0
Valid votes		460,293	96.43
Invalid/blank votes		17,036	3.57
Total votes		477,329	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		633,635	75.33
Source: ECI

Elected members

See also

• List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
• 1996 elections in India

References

1. "Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule". The Week (Indian magazine). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022. 9th election: 1996 - The Congress was the single-largest party in the 1996 election in Puducherry, winning nine seats with a vote share of 25 per cent. The DMK, its principle adversary, won seven seats, with a vote share of nearly 23 per cent
2. "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1996" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
3. Bosco Dominique (10 June 2019). "Former Puducherry chief minister RV Janakiraman dead". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
4. "Pondicherry Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 8 September 2022.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

External links

• "Record of all Puducherry Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

• 1996 State Assembly elections in India
• State Assembly elections in Puducherry
• 1990s in Pondicherry