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1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election|
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Registered | 388,472 |
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Turnout | 78.39% |
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Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in May 1985, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.[1][2] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and the most seats, and M. O. H. Farook was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.[3]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Indian National Congress | 98,601 | 32.68 | 15 | 5 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 87,754 | 29.08 | 5 | 9 |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 47,521 | 15.75 | 6 | 6 |
| Janata Party | 25,966 | 8.61 | 2 | 1 |
| Others | 22,609 | 7.49 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents | 19,273 | 6.39 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 301,724 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 301,724 | 99.08 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 2,808 | 0.92 | |
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Total votes | 304,532 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 388,472 | 78.39 | |
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Source: ECI[4] |
- Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
Assembly Constituency
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Turnout
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Winner
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Runner Up
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Margin
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#k
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Names
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%
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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%
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Candidate
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Party
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Votes
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%
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1 |
Muthialpet |
76.33% |
G. Palani Raja |
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DMK |
7,820 |
53.93% |
A. Kasilingam |
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AIADMK |
6,281 |
43.32% |
1,539
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2 |
Cassicade |
68.84% |
P. Kannan |
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INC |
5,273 |
62.76% |
Saraswati Subbiah |
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CPI |
1,521 |
18.10% |
3,752
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3 |
Raj Bhavan |
65.95% |
L. Joseph Mariadoss |
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INC |
2,419 |
54.77% |
Louie Pragassa Kannaiya |
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DMK |
1,578 |
35.73% |
841
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4 |
Bussy |
63.57% |
C. M. Achraff |
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INC |
2,213 |
53.17% |
S. Babu Ansardeen |
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DMK |
1,516 |
36.42% |
697
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5 |
Oupalam |
75.51% |
P. K. Loganathan |
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AIADMK |
3,898 |
38.99% |
Sitha Vedanayagam |
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DMK |
3,040 |
30.41% |
858
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6 |
Orleampeth |
93.89% |
M. A. S. Subramanian |
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AIADMK |
6,635 |
55.70% |
Na. Marimuthu |
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DMK |
5,079 |
42.64% |
1,556
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7 |
Nellithope |
71.31% |
R. V. Janakiraman |
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DMK |
5,526 |
51.78% |
B. Manimaran |
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AIADMK |
4,490 |
42.07% |
1,036
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8 |
Mudaliarpet |
77.39% |
V. Sababady Kothandraman |
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INC |
6,260 |
47.06% |
M. Manjini |
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CPI |
5,874 |
44.16% |
386
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9 |
Ariankuppam |
81.12% |
P. Purushothaman |
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AIADMK |
5,505 |
43.46% |
P. Subbarayan |
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DMK |
5,127 |
40.47% |
378
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10 |
Embalam |
80.79% |
K. Anbalagan |
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AIADMK |
4,509 |
51.03% |
K. Siva Loganathan |
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DMK |
4,327 |
48.97% |
182
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11 |
Nettapakkam |
82.73% |
V. Vaithilingam |
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INC |
6,946 |
72.94% |
P. Ramamurthy |
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DMK |
2,577 |
27.06% |
4,369
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12 |
Kuruvinatham |
85.84% |
R. Ramansthan |
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DMK |
4,207 |
40.67% |
K. Parasuraman |
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AIADMK |
3,361 |
32.49% |
846
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13 |
Bahour |
85.20% |
P. Uthiravelu |
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JP |
4,911 |
47.50% |
S. Narayanasamy |
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INC |
4,201 |
40.63% |
710
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14 |
Thirubuvanai |
78.85% |
S. Komala |
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DMK |
5,745 |
54.39% |
P. Cattavarayane |
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INC |
4,751 |
44.98% |
994
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15 |
Mannadipet |
86.26% |
D. Ramachandran |
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DMK |
6,383 |
56.48% |
A. Krishnasamy |
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INC |
4,918 |
43.52% |
1,465
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16 |
Ossudu |
77.31% |
V. Nagarathinam |
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INC |
6,176 |
69.24% |
R. Thangavelu Clemanso |
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CPI |
2,251 |
25.24% |
3,925
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17 |
Villianur |
80.15% |
R. Subbaraya Gounder |
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INC |
5,696 |
52.34% |
M. Venugopal |
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DMK |
5,187 |
47.66% |
509
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18 |
Ozhukarai |
82.87% |
R. Somasundaram |
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AIADMK |
5,729 |
53.78% |
G. Perumal Raja |
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DMK |
4,428 |
41.57% |
1,301
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19 |
Thattanchavady |
74.96% |
V. Pethaperumal |
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JP |
6,228 |
44.66% |
T. Murugesan |
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INC |
3,926 |
28.16% |
2,302
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20 |
Reddiarpalayam |
70.04% |
V. Balaji |
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INC |
7,852 |
56.58% |
N. Ranganathan |
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CPI |
4,647 |
33.48% |
3,205
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21 |
Lawspet |
78.33% |
M. O. H. Farook |
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INC |
8,804 |
60.36% |
S. Muthu |
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DMK |
5,157 |
35.36% |
3,647
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22 |
Cotchery |
81.94% |
N. Vengadasalam |
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INC |
5,774 |
55.94% |
G. Panjavarnam |
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DMK |
4,441 |
43.02% |
1,333
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23 |
Karaikal North |
66.51% |
V. Govindarajan |
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INC |
4,784 |
49.54% |
V. M. Salih Maricar |
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Independent |
3,671 |
38.02% |
1,113
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24 |
Karaikal South |
73.55% |
S. Ramassamy |
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Independent |
3,808 |
46.73% |
A. M. Kassim |
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INC |
2,393 |
29.37% |
1,415
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25 |
Neravy T R Pattinam |
83.30% |
V. M. C. Varada Pillai |
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AIADMK |
5,788 |
53.46% |
V. M. C. Sivakumar |
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DMK |
5,038 |
46.54% |
750
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26 |
Thirunallar |
81.77% |
A. Sonudararengan |
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Independent |
4,246 |
45.19% |
R. Kamalakkannan |
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DMK |
3,475 |
36.99% |
771
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27 |
Nedungadu |
79.40% |
M. Chandirakasu |
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INC |
5,870 |
67.60% |
M. Kaliaperumal |
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CPI(M) |
2,674 |
30.80% |
3,196
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28 |
Mahe |
82.14% |
P. K. Sathyanandan |
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INC |
3,695 |
53.04% |
K. V. Raghavan |
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CPI(M) |
2,719 |
39.03% |
976
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29 |
Palloor |
81.57% |
A. V. Sreedharan |
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INC |
3,766 |
54.05% |
T. K. Chandrashekaran |
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JP |
1,943 |
27.88% |
1,823
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30 |
Yanam |
87.27% |
Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu |
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INC |
2,884 |
41.45% |
Raksha Harikrishna |
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Independent |
2,498 |
35.91% |
386
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