# 1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in February 1974, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the most seats, and its leader, S. Ramassamy was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry (French: Ministre en chef de Pondichéry).

## Results

| | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 60,812 | 27.83 | 12 | New |
| | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 47,823 | 21.89 | 2 | 13 |
| | Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 41,348 | 18.92 | 5 | New |
| | Indian National Congress | 34,840 | 15.95 | 7 | 3 |
| | Communist Party of India | 18,468 | 8.45 | 2 | 1 |
| | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2,737 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independents | 12,470 | 5.71 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 218,498 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 218,498 | 96.97 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 6,830 | 3.03 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 225,328 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 264,103 | 85.32 | | |
| Source: ECI ||||||

## Elected members

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency :
| Assembly Constituency | Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Margin |
| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Margin |
| 1 | Muthialpet | 82.21% | G. Pajaniraja | | AIADMK | 4,315 | 43.87% | M. Thangapragasam | | INC(O) | 3,842 | 39.06% | 473 |
| 2 | Cassicade | 78.61% | Ansari P. Duraisamy | | INC(O) | 2,996 | 38.91% | Durai Munisami | | AIADMK | 2,591 | 33.65% | 405 |
| 3 | Raj Bhavan | 74.16% | Dhana Kantharaj | | INC | 2,399 | 56.00% | K. Jothi | | AIADMK | 1,104 | 25.77% | 1,295 |
| 4 | Bussy | 75.48% | S. Pakkiam | | AIADMK | 1,680 | 38.59% | A. Jayaraj | | INC(O) | 1,441 | 33.10% | 239 |
| 5 | Oupalam | 82.49% | C. N. Parthasarathy | | AIADMK | 3,198 | 46.84% | P. Raghava Chettiar | | INC(O) | 2,112 | 30.93% | 1,086 |
| 6 | Orleampeth | 80.22% | N. Manimaran | | AIADMK | 3,833 | 48.45% | R. Vaidyanathan | | INC | 2,356 | 29.78% | 1,477 |
| 7 | Nellithope | 80.84% | R. Kannan | | INC(O) | 2,495 | 37.77% | N. Ranganathan | | CPI | 2,369 | 35.86% | 126 |
| 8 | Mudaliarpet | 87.12% | Sabapathy Alias V. Kothandaraman | | INC(O) | 3,889 | 43.06% | R. Alwar | | CPI | 3,328 | 36.85% | 561 |
| 9 | Ariankuppam | 86.16% | P. C. Purushothaman | | INC | 3,364 | 37.06% | P. Subbarayan | | DMK | 3,017 | 33.24% | 347 |
| 10 | Embalam | 87.38% | G. Murugesan | | INC | 3,140 | 47.13% | Sivaloganathan | | DMK | 1,994 | 29.93% | 1,146 |
| 11 | Nettapakkam | 92.00% | V. Vengatasubba Reddi | | INC | 4,072 | 55.65% | S. Vengatachalapathi | | AIADMK | 2,598 | 35.51% | 1,474 |
| 12 | Kuruvinatham | 89.05% | N. Vengadasamy | | AIADMK | 3,445 | 44.50% | K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi | | INC(O) | 2,642 | 34.13% | 803 |
| 13 | Bahour | 88.37% | Thangavel Clamanso | | CPI | 2,727 | 38.77% | P. Utharavelu | | Independent | 2,211 | 31.43% | 516 |
| 14 | Thirubuvanai | 87.20% | A. Gopal | | INC | 2,672 | 34.96% | Thangavelu | | AIADMK | 2,637 | 34.50% | 35 |
| 15 | Mannadipet | 91.88% | D. Ramachandira Reddiar | | AIADMK | 3,467 | 46.00% | Kannappan | | INC(O) | 2,132 | 28.29% | 1,335 |
| 16 | Ossudu | 86.58% | T. Ezhumalai | | AIADMK | 3,426 | 47.83% | V. Nagarathinam | | INC | 2,461 | 34.36% | 965 |
| 17 | Villianur | 87.65% | M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar | | INC(O) | 2,812 | 37.00% | K. Thirukamu | | AIADMK | 2,606 | 34.28% | 206 |
| 18 | Ozhukarai | 87.15% | Venugopal Alias G. Mannathan | | AIADMK | 2,982 | 39.44% | S. Muthu | | DMK | 2,278 | 30.13% | 704 |
| 19 | Thattanchavady | 83.73% | V. Pethaperumal | | INC(O) | 3,468 | 46.85% | N. Gurusamy | | CPI | 2,710 | 36.61% | 758 |
| 20 | Reddiarpalayam | 82.42% | V. Subbiah | | CPI | 3,345 | 44.09% | V. Balaji | | INC(O) | 2,876 | 37.91% | 469 |
| 21 | Lawspet | 88.12% | M. O. H. Farook | | DMK | 3,461 | 39.21% | N. Varazhau | | AIADMK | 3,275 | 37.10% | 186 |
| 22 | Cotchery | 90.19% | T. Subbaiya | | AIADMK | 3,660 | 46.04% | S. M. Jambulingam | | INC(O) | 2,446 | 30.77% | 1,214 |
| 23 | Karaikal North | 80.49% | K. Kandhi | | AIADMK | 3,964 | 41.24% | P. Shanmugam | | INC | 3,666 | 38.14% | 298 |
| 24 | Karaikal South | 84.85% | S. Ramassamy | | AIADMK | 3,296 | 46.80% | S. Savarirajan | | INC(O) | 1,857 | 26.37% | 1,439 |
| 25 | Neravy T R Pattinam | 86.71% | V. M. C. Varada Pillai | | AIADMK | 5,313 | 59.89% | V. M. C. Siva Shanmuganathan | | DMK | 2,992 | 33.73% | 2,321 |
| 26 | Thirunallar | 89.29% | A. Soundararengan | | DMK | 3,742 | 49.31% | S. Arangasamy | | INC(O) | 2,711 | 35.72% | 1,031 |
| 27 | Nedungadu | 87.59% | R. Coupousamy | | INC | 2,934 | 41.18% | P. Selvaraj | | AIADMK | 2,225 | 31.23% | 709 |
| 28 | Mahe | 85.02% | Kunnummal Raghavan | | CPI(M) | 1,816 | 33.03% | Iraye Kunnathitathil Kumaran | | Independent | 1,528 | 27.79% | 288 |
| 29 | Palloor | 86.10% | Vanmeri Nadeyi Purushothaman | | INC | 1,980 | 41.41% | Mottamal Pocku | | Independent | 1,081 | 22.61% | 899 |
| 30 | Yanam | 90.28% | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | | Independent | 2,284 | 52.74% | Naidou Maddimsetty Satyamurty | | INC | 1,986 | 45.86% | 298 |