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Embalam

Assembly constituency 21 (SC) · Puducherry

State boardPuducherry 2021

[01]Result · 2021

#21 · SC
Poll date6 Apr 2021
Contestants8
Electors33,340
Votes polled30,530
Turnout91.6%
NOTA1930.6% of votes
WinnerU LakshmikandhanAll India N.R. Congress15,62451.2% of votes
MARGIN2,240 votes · 7.3 pp15,624 − 13,384
Runner-upM Candassamy Indian National Congress13,38443.8% of votes
AINRC 53.9% of top-two votesINC 46.1%

All candidates 8

  1. 01 U LakshmikandhanAINRC15,624 51.2%
  2. 02 M CandassamyINC13,384 43.8%
  3. 03 N SomanathanMNM618 2.0%
  4. 04 N SuthaNTK590 1.9%
  5. 05 S. SteebanDMDK120 0.4%
  6. 06 D. ArvindhanBSP90 0.3%
  7. 07 A MurugaiyanIND81 0.3%
  8. 08 P. VaithilingamIJK23 0.1%

Turnout 91.6%

025507510091.6%TURNOUT◦ state median 84.9%
Male 15,47946.4% Female 17,86153.6%

Share of 33,340 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,154
  • NOTAreported alongside the total193 · 0.6%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 30 seats, 202184.9%
  • ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 30,530Verified

Seat history 2026–1964

  1. 2026
    12.9 pp
    E. MohandossAll India N.R. Congress
  2. 2021
    7.3 pp
    U LakshmikandhanAll India N.R. Congress
  3. 2016
    39.5 pp
    Candassamy M.Indian National Congress
  4. 2011
    5.9 pp
    P. RajaveluAll India N.R. Congress
  5. 2006
    16.7 pp
    M.O.H.F. ShahjahanIndian National Congress
  6. 2001
    5.9 pp
    Shajahan .M.O.H.F.Indian National Congress
  7. 1996
    19.9 pp
    N. KesavanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    24.0 pp
    P. KanannIndian National Congress
  9. 1990
    12.1 pp
    M. O. H. FarookIndian National Congress
  10. 1985
    24.7 pp
    M.O.H. FarookIndian National Congress
  11. 1980
    58.4 pp
    M. O. H. FarookIndian National Congress
  12. 1977
    20.5 pp
    N. VaradhanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1974
    2.1 pp
    Farook, M. O. H.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1969
    8.4 pp
    M. BalayaIndian National Congress
  15. 1964
    44.0 pp
    Nagarajan, G.CONG

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 58.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 95.0% of votes; the other 6 candidates 5.0% between them.

    (15,624 + 13,384) ÷ 30,530 = 95.0% · 1,522 ÷ 30,530 = 5.0%

  2. Turnout of 91.6% was 6.7 pp above the state's median seat (84.9%).

    91.6 − 84.9 = +6.7

  3. The margin narrowed from 39.5 pp in 2016 to 7.3 pp.

    7.3 − 39.5 = −32.2 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: INC in 2016, AINRC in 2021.

    2016 INC · 2021 AINRC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines30,530
  • NOTAreported alongside the total193
  • Published totalVotes polled30,530
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2021 · Puducherry · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates8 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 30 seats on the Puducherry Vidhan Sabha 2021 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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