Results/Swing
Results
ECI results
Analysis · what changed
Who gained, who lost
Puducherry, 2021 to 2026. 5 parties changed their seat count; 15 stood for the first time.
Biggest gain
+2seats
All India N.r. Congress · 10 → 12
Biggest loss
-3seats
Independent · 6 → 3
Largest vote swing
-4.1pts
Independent · 12.85% → 8.75%
Wiped out
0
Held seats in 2021, none in 2026
Breakthroughs
1
First seats since 2021
[02]Seats gained and lost
Independent
-36 → 3
All India N.r. Congre…
+210 → 12
Bharatiya Janta Party
-26 → 4
Indian National Congr…
-12 → 1
All India Anna Dravid…
+10 → 1
[03]Vote-share swing
Independent
-4.1 pts12.85% → 8.75%
All India Anna Dravid…
-3.1 pts4.19% → 1.09%
All India N.r. Congre…
-2.89 pts26.19% → 23.3%
Naam Tamilar Katchi
-2.04 pts3.41% → 1.37%
Indian National Congr…
+1.77 pts15.91% → 17.68%
Bharatiya Janta Party
-1.56 pts13.84% → 12.28%
Communist Party of In…
-0.86 pts0.91% → 0.05%
Pattali Makkal Katchi
-0.6 pts0.72% → 0.12%
Viduthalai Chiruthaig…
-0.54 pts0.68% → 0.14%
Communist Party of In…
+0.03 pts0.04% → 0.07%
[04]Wipeouts and breakthroughs
All India Anna Dravid…
+1from none
[05]Standing for the first time
Dravida Munnetra Kazh…
135 won · 13.85%
Tamilaga Vettri Kazha…
282 won · 16.85%
Neyam Makkal Kazhagam
21 won · 1.81%
Latchiya Jananayaka K…
21 won · 2.32%
Tamilaga Makkal Thann…
80 won · 0.08%
Naadaalum Makkal Katc…
50 won · 0.03%
All India Puratchi Th…
40 won · 0.03%
Aanaithinthiya Janana…
30 won · 0.02%
Desa Makkal Munnetrak…
30 won · 0.01%
Rashtriya Samaj Dal (…
20 won · 0.01%
[06]Computed insights
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All India N.r. Congress gained 2 seats while Independent lost 3 — the two ends of the 2021–2026 shift.
10→12 and 6→3 -
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam did not contest in 2021 and won 5 seats on debut, from 13 candidates.
no 2021 row; 5/13 in 2026