# Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency

Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency covers the entire Union Territory of Puducherry. Pondicherry became a union territory after the implementation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1962 and changed its name to Puducherry in 2006. This constituency first held elections in 1967 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Thirumudi N. Sethuraman of the Indian National Congress.

## History of the constituency

Sethuraman represented the Indian National Congress (Organisation) in the 1971 election, which he lost to Mohan Kumaramangalam of the INC. The next election in 1977 was won by Aravinda Bala Pajanor of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). P. Shanmugam of the INC won the 1980 election and was re-elected in 1984 and 1989. M. O. H. Farook also of the INC served two terms from 1991 to 1998. In the 1998 election, S. Arumugham of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was elected as MP. Farook was re-elected in 1999 to serve a third term as MP. The next election in 2004 was won by M. Ramadass of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). V. Narayanasamy of the INC was elected in 2009 and was defeated in the next election in 2014 by R. Radhakrishnan of the All India N.R. Congress. Radhakrishnan's victory was the first time that the Lok Sabha seat was won by a member of a Puducherry regional party. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections Indian National Congress candidate V. Vaithilingam defeated All India N.R. Congress candidate Dr. Narayanasamy Kesavan by a record margin of 1,97,025 votes, this margin is the highest in the electoral history of Puducherry Parliamentary Constituency. Indian National Congress is the most successful party in this constituency by winning 10 out of 14 elections, in the other 4 elections, 2 times in 1977 and 2004 Indian National Congress party's alliance partners All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) won respectively.
Prior to independence, the colony sent a member to the French National Assembly.

## Assembly segments

The constituency presently comprises all the thirty segments of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
| Constituency number | Name | MLA | Party | Party Leading (in 2024) |
| Puducherry District |||||||
| 1 | Mannadipet | A. Namassivayam | BJP | INC |
| 2 | Thirubuvanai | P Angalane | IND | INC |
| 3 | Ossudu | A. K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar | BJP | INC |
| 4 | Mangalam | C. Djeacoumar | AINRC | INC |
| 5 | Villianur | R. Siva | DMK | INC |
| 6 | Ozhukarai | M.Sivasankar | IND | INC |
| 7 | Kadirkamam | S. Ramesh | AINRC | INC |
| 8 | Indira Nagar | V. Aroumougam A. K. D. | AINRC | BJP |
| 9 | Thattanchavady | N. Rangaswamy | AINRC | INC |
| 10 | Kamaraj Nagar | A. Johnkumar | BJP | INC |
| 11 | Lawspet | M. Vaithianathan | INC | INC |
| 12 | Kalapet | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram | BJP | INC |
| 13 | Muthialpet | J. Prakash Kumar | IND | INC |
| 14 | Raj Bhavan | K. Lakshminarayanan | AINRC | INC |
| 15 | Oupalam | Anibal Kennedy | DMK | INC |
| 16 | Orleampeth | G. Nehru | IND | INC |
| 17 | Nellithope | Richards Johnkumar | BJP | INC |
| 18 | Mudaliarpet | L. Sambath | DMK | INC |
| 19 | Ariankuppam | R. Baskar | AINRC | INC |
| 20 | Manavely | Embalam R. Selvam | BJP | INC |
| 21 | Embalam | U Lakshmikandhan | AINRC | INC |
| 22 | Nettapakkam | P. Rajavelu | AINRC | INC |
| 23 | Bahour | R Senthilkumar | DMK | INC |
| Karaikal District |||||||
| 24 | Nedungadu | Chandira Priyanga | AINRC | INC |
| 25 | Thirunallar | P.R Siva | IND | INC |
| 26 | Karaikal North | P. R. N. Thirumurugan | AINRC | INC |
| 27 | Karaikal South | A. M. H. Nazeem | DMK | INC |
| 28 | Neravy T R Pattinam | M Nagathiyagarajan | DMK | INC |
| Mahe District |||||||
| 29 | Mahe | Ramesh Parambath | INC | INC |
| Yanam District |||||||
| 30 | Yanam | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok | IND | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1967 | Thirumudi N. Sethuraman | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Mohan Kumaramangalam | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Aravinda Bala Pajanor | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1980 | P. Shanmugam | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | P. Shanmugam | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | P. Shanmugam | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | M. O. H. Farook | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | M. O. H. Farook | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | S. Arumugham | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1999 | M. O. H. Farook | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | M. Ramadass | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2009 | V. Narayanasamy | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | R. Radhakrishnan | All India N.R. Congress |
| 2019 | V. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | V. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election : Puducherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | V. Vaithilingam | 426,005 | 52.73 | 3.54 |
| | BJP | A. Namassivayam | 2,89,489 | 35.83 | N/A |
| | NTK | R. Meneka | 39,603 | 4.90 | 2.01 |
| | AIADMK | G. Thamizhvendhan | 25,165 | 3.11 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 9,763 | 1.21 | 0.33 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,36,516 | 16.90 | 8.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,07,940 | 78.92 | 2.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,23,699 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Puducherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | V. Vaithilingam | 444,981 | 56.27 | 29.92 |
| | AINRC | K. Narayanasamy | 2,47,956 | 31.36 | 3.21 |
| | MNM | Mohammad Subramanian | 38,068 | 4.81 | 4.81 |
| | NTK | N. Sharmila Beham | 22,857 | 2.89 | N/A |
| | Independent | N. Tamizh Marane | 4,791 | 0.61 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. Krishnamurthy | 3,579 | 0.45 | N/A |
| | BSP | A. G .Pathimaraj | 2,689 | 0.34 | +0.06 |
| | Independent | Ims. Balaji Naikar | 2,546 | 0.32 | N/A |
| | AIMK | K. Arunachalam | 2,201 | 0.28 | N/A |
| | Independent | D. Ramesh | 1,653 | 0.21 | N/A |
| | PDDP | S. Baskaran | 1,319 | 0.17 | N/A |
| | SUCI(C) | U. Muthu | 1,285 | 0.16 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. Thangavelu | 1,002 | 0.13 | N/A |
| | Independent | Krishna Rajan Don | 1,000 | 0.12 | N/A |
| | CPI(ML)L | S. Mothilal | 905 | 0.11 | +0.05 |
| | Independent | Tiravitamankai | 870 | 0.11 | N/A |
| | ACDP | S. Thirugnanam | 674 | 0.09 | N/A |
| | Independent | V. Ramamurthi | 642 | 0.08 | N/A |
| | Independent | K. Ramadass | 543 | 0.07 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 12,199 | 1.54 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,97,025 | 24.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,90,895 | 81.25 | |
| | INC gain from AINRC | INC gain from AINRC | Swing | +29.92 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Puducherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AINRC | R. Radhakrishnan | 255,826 | 34.57 | N/A |
| | INC | V. Narayanasamy | 1,94,972 | 26.35 | −23.06 |
| | AIADMK | M. V. Omalingam | 1,32,657 | 17.93 | N/A |
| | DMK | A. M. H. Nazeem | 60,580 | 8.19 | N/A |
| | PMK | R. K. R. Anantharaman | 22,754 | 3.07 | −31.25 |
| | CPI | R. Viswanathan | 12,709 | 1.72 | N/A |
| | AAP | V. Rangarajan | 8,307 | 1.12 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sanjivganthi S. | 5,896 | 0.80 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. Asaravel | 3,472 | 0.47 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. Ramadass | 2,494 | 0.34 | N/A |
| | BSP | S. Krishnamoorthy | 2,060 | 0.28 | −0.33 |
| | Independent | S. Ezhilarasan | 1,777 | 0.24 | N/A |
| | Independent | G. Shanmugam | 1,726 | 0.23 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ramamurthi | 1,442 | 0.19 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. Chittibabu | 1,340 | 0.18 | −0.66 |
| | Independent | S. Sudarsanan | 1,270 | 0.17 | N/A |
| | Independent | K. Ramadass | 1,236 | 0.17 | N/A |
| | Independent | J. Dhandapani | 1,144 | 0.15 | N/A |
| | Independent | K. Manjini | 767 | 0.10 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kaliayamurthy | 747 | 0.10 | −0.24 |
| | Independent | V. Vijaya | 746 | 0.10 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. Bakkiaraj | 610 | 0.08 | N/A |
| | Independent | R. Valavan | 497 | 0.07 | N/A |
| | Independent | I. Senthil Kumar | 477 | 0.06 | N/A |
| | Independent | G. Sutha | 467 | 0.06 | N/A |
| | Independent | Puvala Nageswara Rao | 465 | 0.06 | N/A |
| | CPI(ML)L | G. Palani | 438 | 0.06 | −0.08 |
| | Samata Party | Marie Uthrianathan | 366 | 0.05 | N/A |
| | JD(U) | S. Chitrakala | 309 | 0.04 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. Dhanarasu | 198 | 0.03 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 22,268 | 3.06 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 60,854 | 8.22 | −6.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 740,017 | 82.10 | +2.36 |
| | AINRC gain from INC | AINRC gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Puducherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | V. Narayanasamy | 300,391 | 49.41 | N/A |
| | PMK | M. Ramadass | 208,619 | 34.32 | −15.63 |
| | DMDK | K. A. U. Asanaa | 52,638 | 8.66 | N/A |
| | BJP | M. Visweswaran | 13,442 | 2.21 | −33.44 |
| | Independent | M. Chittibabu | 5,103 | 0.84 | N/A |
| | Independent | V. Lingamurthy | 4,179 | 0.69 | N/A |
| | BSP | M. Somasundaram | 3,697 | 0.61 | +0.06 |
| | Independent | Sivaraman V. | 2,439 | 0.40 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kaliamurthy K. | 2,074 | 0.34 | N/A |
| | Independent | V. Rajendran | 1,810 | 0.30 | N/A |
| | Independent | Manimaran | 1,532 | 0.25 | N/A |
| | Independent | V. Saravanan | 1,425 | 0.23 | N/A |
| | Independent | Veeramuthu A. | 1,239 | 0.20 | N/A |
| | CPI(ML)L | S. Balasubramaniam | 839 | 0.14 | −0.14 |
| | Independent | G. Subramaniyan | 757 | 0.12 | N/A |
| | Independent | V. Ramamurthy | 662 | 0.11 | −0.21 |
| | Independent | A. Rajasekar | 656 | 0.11 | N/A |
| | Pyramid Party of India | Pradeep Aniruddh | 627 | 0.10 | N/A |
| | Independent | Arunachalam K. | 597 | 0.10 | N/A |
| | Kamraj Desiya Congress | S. Govindaswamy | 570 | 0.09 | N/A |
| | JMM | S. Gnanavel | 456 | 0.08 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. Vijayabaskar | 449 | 0.07 | N/A |
| | Independent | R. Narayanan | 422 | 0.07 | N/A |
| | Independent | Murugaiyan K. S. | 378 | 0.06 | N/A |
| | Independent | Muppadai Mathimaharaja | 378 | 0.06 | N/A |
| | Independent | I. M. Sekar | 375 | 0.06 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mohamed Yousuf S. A. | 298 | 0.05 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 91,772 | 15.09 | +0.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 607,948 | 79.74 | +3.67 |
| | INC gain from PMK | INC gain from PMK | Swing | | |

### General election 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Pondicherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | M. Ramadass | 241,653 | 49.95 | +18.22 |
| | BJP | Lalitha Kumaramangalam | 172,472 | 35.65 | N/A |
| | JD(U) | K. Nambiyar | 27,546 | 5.69 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. R. N. Thirumurugan | 10,930 | 2.26 | N/A |
| | Independent | Z. M. Taher | 5,175 | 1.07 | N/A |
| | Independent | Thanga Devadas | 4,085 | 0.84 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. Syad Faruk | 3,172 | 0.66 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. Rangadas | 2,891 | 0.60 | N/A |
| | BSP | Thanga Kalaimaran | 2,665 | 0.55 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. Anburaj | 1,684 | 0.35 | N/A |
| | JP | S. Ponnurangam | 1,601 | 0.33 | N/A |
| | Independent | V. Ramamurthy | 1,571 | 0.32 | N/A |
| | CPI(ML)L | S. Balasubramanian | 1,359 | 0.28 | N/A |
| | RJD | G. Sundaramoorthy | 1,328 | 0.27 | N/A |
| | Independent | N. Sabith | 1,158 | 0.24 | N/A |
| | Independent | N. Senthilmurugan | 977 | 0.20 | N/A |
| | Independent | E. Kuppan | 906 | 0.19 | N/A |
| | Independent | J. Ramadass | 894 | 0.18 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. Elangovan | 673 | 0.14 | N/A |
| | Independent | G. Krishnaraj | 556 | 0.11 | N/A |
| | Independent | R. Natarajan | 520 | 0.11 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 69,181 | 14.30 | +8.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 483,816 | 76.07 | +12.80 |
| | PMK gain from INC | PMK gain from INC | Swing | +18.22 | |

### General election 1999

1999 Indian general election: Pondicherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. O. H. Farook | 165,108 | 37.17 | +5.05 |
| | PMK | M. Ramadass | 140,920 | 31.73 | N/A |
| | TMC(M) | P. Kannan | 111,737 | 25.16 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kalivardhan | 9,452 | 2.13 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. Ramalingam | 5,562 | 1.25 | N/A |
| | Independent | T. Ashok Kumar | 5,179 | 1.17 | N/A |
| | Independent | K. Padmarajan | 2,700 | 0.61 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. Paramasivam | 2,155 | 0.49 | N/A |
| | Independent | Surendra Kumar Gupta | 1,349 | 0.30 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,188 | 5.44 | −3.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 444,174 | 63.27 | +0.41 |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | | |

### General election 1998

1998 Indian general election: Pondicherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Arumugham | 168,122 | 41.11 | +1.20 |
| | INC | P. Shanmugam | 131,348 | 32.12 | −7.85 |
| | AIADMK | Lucky R. Perumal | 102,622 | 25.10 | N/A |
| | BSP | S. K. C. Guedjendirane | 2,589 | 0.63 | −0.24 |
| | RJD | T. Sanjeevi | 1,397 | 0.34 | N/A |
| | IC(S) | D. Deenadhayalan | 1,222 | 0.30 | −0.53 |
| | Ajeya Bharat Party | Balasami | 736 | 0.18 | N/A |
| | Independent | R. Sadhasivam | 709 | 0.17 | N/A |
| | Independent | G. Sarangam | 173 | 0.04 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 36,774 | 8.99 | +8.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 417,786 | 62.86 | −12.49 |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General election 1996

1996 Indian general election: Pondicherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. O. H. Farook | 183,986 | 39.97 | −13.10 |
| | DMK | S. Arumugham | 183,702 | 39.91 | +4.10 |
| | BJP | S. Thiyagarajan | 20,351 | 4.42 | +2.45 |
| | PMK | Bavany Madura Cavy | 19,792 | 4.30 | +0.89 |
| | MDMK | R. Balasubramanian | 13,397 | 2.91 | N/A |
| | Independent | K. Manivannan | 8,801 | 1.91 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. P. Mathimaharaja | 7,425 | 1.61 | N/A |
| | BSP | S. K. C. Guedjendirane | 4,005 | 0.87 | N/A |
| | IC(S) | D. Deenadayalan | 3,819 | 0.83 | N/A |
| | Independent | G. Thiruvengadam | 1,922 | 0.42 | N/A |
| | Independent | C. R. Tirougnana Sambandam | 1,866 | 0.41 | N/A |
| | JP | L. Vengataraman | 1,823 | 0.40 | −0.57 |
| | Independent | Eswara Rao Geddam | 1,795 | 0.39 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. Dayalane | 1,513 | 0.33 | N/A |
| | Independent | T. Sivasubramanian | 1,394 | 0.30 | N/A |
| | Independent | T. Saravanan | 1,392 | 0.30 | N/A |
| | Independent | G. Elumalai | 806 | 0.18 | N/A |
| | Independent | V. Nadarajan | 794 | 0.17 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. Kamaraj | 791 | 0.17 | N/A |
| | Independent | K. Padmarajan | 497 | 0.11 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. Vijayakumar | 451 | 0.10 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 284 | 0.06 | −17.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 477,437 | 75.35 | +7.64 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 1991

1991 Indian general election: Pondicherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | M. O. H. Farook | 207,922 | 53.07 | +2.60 |
| | DMK | P. K. Lognathan | 140,313 | 35.81 | −5.84 |
| | PMK | Bavani Maduracavi | 13,375 | 3.41 | −3.22 |
| | BJP | J. R. Ramasami | 7,728 | 1.97 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. V. Ramakrishnan | 5,223 | 1.33 | N/A |
| | JP | K. Chandresekharan | 3,802 | 0.97 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. Arumai Selvam | 3,499 | 0.89 | N/A |
| | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | D. Joseph Raj | 3,421 | 0.87 | +0.62 |
| | Doordarshi Party | Awadh Kishore Bhaiya | 2,323 | 0.59 | N/A |
| | Pondicherry Mannila Makkal Munnani | S. Ramassamy | 2,259 | 0.58 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. K. Magappan | 944 | 0.24 | N/A |
| | Bharatiya Krishi Udyog Sangh | G. Thiruvengadam | 548 | 0.14 | N/A |
| | Independent | Amaan Khan | 426 | 0.11 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 67,609 | 17.26 | +8.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 401,741 | 67.71 | +1.00 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 1989

1989 Indian general election: Pondicherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. Shanmugam | 190,562 | 50.47 | −8.39 |
| | DMK | N. Manimaran | 157,250 | 41.65 | +5.58 |
| | PMK | Bavany Maduracayy | 25,021 | 6.63 | N/A |
| | Lok Dal (Bahugana) | C. Balamuthuval | 965 | 0.26 | N/A |
| | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | P. D. Panneer Salvan | 943 | 0.25 | N/A |
| | Independent | R. Aranganathan | 723 | 0.19 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. Kandeeban | 538 | 0.14 | N/A |
| | Independent | G. Thiruvengadam | 503 | 0.13 | N/A |
| | Independent | M. Manimaran | 440 | 0.12 | N/A |
| | Independent | Davulury Nageswara Rao | 345 | 0.09 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kanakmull Jain | 298 | 0.08 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,312 | 8.82 | −13.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 383,306 | 66.71 | −5.57 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 1984

1984 Indian general election: Pondicherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. Shanmugam | 159,376 | 58.86 | −7.59 |
| | DMK | C. P. Thirunavukkarasu | 97,672 | 36.07 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. Ramassamy | 6,190 | 2.29 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. L. N. Kumarassamy | 1,925 | 0.71 | N/A |
| | IC(S) | S. Sukumaran | 1,794 | 0.66 | N/A |
| | Independent | N. Ramu | 1,261 | 0.47 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. Rajasegaran | 873 | 0.32 | N/A |
| | Independent | N. Gajendra Baskara | 664 | 0.25 | N/A |
| | Independent | V. T. R. Veerappa Gounder | 604 | 0.22 | N/A |
| | Independent | Angappan alias Rousseau Angappan | 422 | 0.16 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 61,704 | 22.79 | −17.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 275,654 | 72.28 | −8.08 |
| | INC gain from INC(I) | INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | | |

### General election 1980

1980 Indian general election: Pondicherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | P. Shanmugam | 164,589 | 66.45 | N/A |
| | JP | M. R. Lakshminarayanan | 66,025 | 26.66 | N/A |
| | JP(S) | P. Devaraj | 17,067 | 6.89 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 98,564 | 39.79 | +30.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 256,539 | 80.36 | +6.73 |
| | INC(I) gain from AIADMK | INC(I) gain from AIADMK | Swing | | |

### General election 1977

1977 Indian general election: Pondicherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. Bala Pajanor | 115,302 | 53.32 | New |
| | INC(O) | Ansari Duraisamy | 96,101 | 44.44 | +16.48 |
| | Independent | Ramu alias Subramanian N. | 3,921 | 1.81 | N/A |
| | Independent | Gadjindra Baskar | 920 | 0.43 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,201 | 8.88 | −29.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 219,560 | 73.63 | +3.53 |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General election 1971

1971 Indian general election: Pondicherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(R) | Mohan Kumaramangalam | 112,714 | 66.27 | +26.44 |
| | INC(O) | Thirumudi N. Sethuraman | 47,550 | 27.96 | N/A |
| | Independent | A. Balasubramanian | 6,745 | 3.97 | N/A |
| | Independent | D. Krishnasamy | 3,079 | 1.81 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 65,164 | 38.31 | +31.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,992 | 70.10 | −4.75 |
| | INC(R) hold | INC(R) hold | Swing | +26.44 | |

### General election 1967

1967 Indian general election: Pondicherry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Thirumudi N. Sethuraman | 63,286 | 39.83 | |
| | Independent | S. Sadagopan | 52,861 | 33.27 | |
| | Peoples Front | K. Subbiah | 42,725 | 26.89 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,425 | 6.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,193 | 74.85 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |