# Mahe Assembly constituency

Mahe is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India, covering the area of Mahe. Mahe Assembly constituency is part of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.
From 1964 to 2011, the Mahe region had two Assembly Constituencies - Mahe and Palloor. Mahe Assembly constituency included areas of Mahe, Cherukallayi and Chalakkara, whereas Palloor constituency comprised Palloor and Pandakkal areas.
Palloor Assembly constituency was abolished for the 2011 Assembly election. Thus, the whole of Mahe came under the enlarged Mahe Constituency since 2011.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

Sources:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1959 | PK Raman | Indian National Congress |
| 1964 | Valavil Keshavan | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | I. K. Kumaran | Independent |
| 1969 | Kunnummal Raghavan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1974 | K. V. Raghavan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1977 | K. V. Raghavan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1980 | K. V. Raghavan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1985 | P. K. Sathyanandan | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | E. Valsaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | E. Valsaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | E. Valsaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 2001 | E. Valsaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 2006 | E. Valsaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 2011 | E. Valsaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | V. Ramachandran | Left Democratic Front supported Independent |
| 2021 | Ramesh Parambath | Indian National Congress |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 41.63% | 41.63% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 45.96% | 45.96% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 60.51% | 60.51% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 55.74% | 55.74% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 59.87% | 59.87% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 45.58% | 45.58% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 62.62% | 62.62% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 56.05% | 56.05% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 53.04% | 53.04% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 48.17% | 48.17% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 48.58% | 48.58% |
| 1974 | 1974 | 33.03% | 33.03% |
| 1969 | 1969 | 59.33% | 59.33% |
| 1964 | 1964 | 50.14% | 50.14% |

### Assembly Election 2021

2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramesh Parambath | 9,744 | 41.63 | 4.77 |
| | Independent | N. Haridasan Master | 9,444 | 40.35 | |
| | AINRC | V. P. Abdul Rahman | 3,532 | 15.09 | |
| | SDPI | C. K. Ummer Master | 319 | 1.36 | 0.49 |
| | NOTA | Nota | 221 | 0.94 | 0.48 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 300 | 1.28 | −7.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,408 | 75.29 | −2.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,090 | | 3.01 |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | -4.34 | |

### Assembly Election 2016

2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dr. V. Ramachandran | 10,797 | 45.96 | |
| | INC | E. Valsaraj | 8,658 | 36.86 | −23.66 |
| | BJP | P. T. Devarajan | 1,653 | 7.04 | 0.28 |
| | AINRC | V. P. Abdul Rahman | 1,653 | 7.04 | |
| | SDPI | C. K. Ummer Master | 206 | 0.88 | |
| | Independent | K. E. Sulochana | 182 | 0.77 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 109 | 0.46 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,139 | 9.11 | −18.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,491 | 77.83 | 0.69 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,181 | | 5.96 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | -14.55 | |

### Assembly Election 2011

2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | E. Valsaraj | 13,297 | 60.51 | 4.77 |
| | CPI(M) | T. K. Gangadharan | 7,193 | 32.73 | −3.79 |
| | BJP | N. K. Rajeendran | 1,484 | 6.75 | 0.92 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,104 | 27.78 | 8.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,974 | 77.15 | −2.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 28,484 | | 124.94 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 4.77 | |

### Assembly Election 2006

2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | E. Valsaraj | 5,647 | 55.74 | −4.13 |
| | CPI(M) | T. Ashok Kumar | 3,700 | 36.52 | |
| | BJP | V. Balan | 591 | 5.83 | −0.46 |
| | AIADMK | Vijayan | 189 | 1.87 | 1.12 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,947 | 19.22 | −7.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,131 | 80.00 | 7.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,663 | | −2.43 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -4.13 | |

### Assembly Election 2001

2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | E. Valsaraj | 5,666 | 59.87 | 14.29 |
| | Independent | Manoli Muhammad | 3,131 | 33.08 | |
| | BJP | East Namath Rajeendran | 596 | 6.30 | −5.11 |
| | AIADMK | K. Lakshmanan | 71 | 0.75 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,535 | 26.79 | 23.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,464 | 72.95 | 2.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,978 | | 6.69 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -2.75 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | E. Valsaraj | 4,184 | 45.58 | −17.04 |
| | Independent | Manoli Muhammad | 3,915 | 42.65 | |
| | BJP | V. P. Krishnaraj | 1,047 | 11.41 | 4.75 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 269 | 2.93 | −29.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,180 | 76.06 | 5.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,164 | | 2.81 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -17.04 | |

### Assembly Election 1991

1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | E. Valsaraj | 5,099 | 62.62 | 6.57 |
| | CPI(M) | K. V. Raghavan | 2,421 | 29.73 | −6.28 |
| | BJP | P. Chandran | 542 | 6.66 | 0.60 |
| | Independent | C. P. Hamza | 53 | 0.65 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,678 | 32.89 | 12.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,143 | 70.09 | −8.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,832 | | 1.42 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 6.57 | |

### Assembly Election 1990

1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | E. Valsaraj | 5,142 | 56.05 | 3.01 |
| | CPI(M) | Mukkath Jayan | 3,304 | 36.01 | −3.02 |
| | BJP | C. P. Ganeshan | 556 | 6.06 | |
| | Independent | M. Sidharthan | 125 | 1.36 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,838 | 20.03 | 6.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,174 | 78.91 | −3.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,666 | | 37.10 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 3.01 | |

### Assembly Election 1985

1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. K. Sathyanandan | 3,695 | 53.04 | |
| | CPI(M) | K. V. Raghavan | 2,719 | 39.03 | −9.14 |
| | IUML | C. V. Sulaiman Hajee | 447 | 6.42 | |
| | Independent | Valavil Sudhakaran | 42 | 0.60 | |
| | Independent | Abdul Gaffoor | 38 | 0.55 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 976 | 14.01 | 5.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,966 | 82.14 | 4.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,509 | | 14.48 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 4.87 | |

### Assembly Election 1980

1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. V. Raghavan | 2,638 | 48.17 | |
| | Independent | C. V. Sulaiman Hajee | 2,174 | 39.70 | |
| | Independent | N. Chakrapani | 358 | 6.54 | |
| | Independent | Mani Bharathan | 178 | 3.25 | |
| | Independent | V. P. Ramakrishnan | 117 | 2.14 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 464 | 8.47 | 8.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,476 | 77.20 | −3.26 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,433 | | 1.31 |
| | CPI(M) gain from Independent | CPI(M) gain from Independent | Swing | -0.41 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | K. V. Raghavan | 2,847 | 48.58 | |
| | INC | P. K. Raman | 2,835 | 48.38 | 25.32 |
| | Independent | P. K. Muraleedharan | 178 | 3.04 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12 | 0.20 | −5.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,860 | 80.46 | −4.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,337 | | 11.10 |
| | Independent gain from CPI(M) | Independent gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 15.55 | |

### Assembly Election 1974

1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Kunnummal Raghavan | 1,816 | 33.03 | |
| | Independent | Iraye Kunnathitathil Kumaran | 1,528 | 27.79 | |
| | INC | Candotte Errambally Bharathan | 1,268 | 23.06 | −17.61 |
| | Independent | Nalupurayil Velandi Chakrapani | 824 | 14.99 | |
| | Independent | Poothara Narayanan | 62 | 1.13 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 288 | 5.24 | −13.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,498 | 85.02 | 1.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,604 | | 12.47 |
| | CPI(M) gain from Independent | CPI(M) gain from Independent | Swing | -26.30 | |

### Assembly Election 1969

1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | I. K. Kumaran | 2,885 | 59.33 | |
| | INC | Valavil Kesavan | 1,978 | 40.67 | −9.47 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 907 | 18.65 | 18.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,863 | 83.50 | −6.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,872 | | 15.11 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 9.18 | |

### Assembly Election 1964

1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Mahe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Valavil Kesavan | 2,283 | 50.14 | |
| | Independent | Iraye Kunnathitathil Kumaran | 2,270 | 49.86 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13 | 0.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,553 | 90.18 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,101 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |