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Assembly constituency 21 · Puducherry · SC

Embalam is assembly constituency number 21 in Puducherry, in Pondicherry district, and one of the segments of the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election E. Mohandoss of the All India N.R. Congress won with 50.8% of the vote, 4,061 votes ahead of M. Candassamy (INC).

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Embalam · 2026AC 21
  1. 01
    E. Mohandoss
    AINRC
    16,017
    50.78%
  2. 02
    M. Candassamy
    INC
    11,956
    37.91%
  3. 03
    V. Tamilselvan
    TVK
    2,708
    8.59%
  4. 04
    S. Manoj Chandar
    NTK
    303
    0.96%
  5. 05
    G. Ragu
    Independent
    232
    0.74%
  6. 3 other candidates · 139 votesNOTA · 187 (0.59%)

Margin 4,061 votes · 12.87% of valid votes

33,087
Registered electors
2026 election
95.4%
Turnout
+6.6 pts vs 2021
4,061
Victory margin
12.9% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 31,542 valid votes, NOTA included.

Embalam 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1E. MohandossMale · 49 yrs · SCAINRC16,017
50.78%
2M. CandassamyMale · 60 yrs · SCINC11,956
37.91%
3V. TamilselvanMale · 34 yrs · SCTVK2,708
8.59%
4S. Manoj ChandarMale · 27 yrs · SCNTK303
0.96%
5G. RaguMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent232
0.74%
—NOTANOTA187
0.59%
6Pragash. KMale · 43 yrs · SCTMTHK96
0.30%
7M. RamatchandiraneMale · 63 yrs · SCIndependent23
0.07%
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8K. RamadassMale · 61 yrs · SCRTSMJD20
0.06%
Past results

AINRC held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026AINRC 50.8%INC 37.9%TVK 8.6%MNM 2.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026E. MohandossAINRC · 50.8% · margin 4,061Turnout95.4%
2021U LakshmikandhanAINRC · 50.9% · margin 2,240Turnout88.8%
2016Candassamy, M.INC · 66.1% · margin 11,200Turnout91.4%
2011P. RajaveluAINRC · 52.0% · margin 1,468Turnout92.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Embalam result 2021

Embalam 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1U LakshmikandhanAINRC15,624
50.85%
2M CandassamyINC13,384
43.56%
3N SomanathanMNM618
2.01%
4N SuthaNTK590
1.92%
—NOTANOTA193
0.63%
5S. SteebanDMDK120
0.39%
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6D. ArvindhanBSP90
0.29%
7A MurugaiyanIndependent81
0.26%
8P. VaithilingamIJK23
0.07%

Embalam result 2016

Embalam 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Candassamy, M.INC18,945
66.08%
2Lakshmikandhan, U.AINRC7,745
27.02%
3Govindharasu, K.AIADMK1,193
4.16%
—NOTANOTA333
1.16%
4Steeban, S.DMDK135
0.47%
5Ramadass, M.BJP107
0.37%
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6Ellammal, R.CPI(ML)(L)82
0.29%
7Sandylian, S.NTK76
0.27%
8Ramadoss, K.JD(U)43
0.15%
9Jayachandiran, A.IJK9
0.03%

Embalam result 2011

Embalam 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P. RajaveluAINRC12,933
51.95%
2M. CandassamyINC11,465
46.06%
3N. EthirajanIndependent351
1.41%
4J. SactivelouCPI(ML)(L)144
0.58%
Map

Embalam outlined in orange among the other Puducherry seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Pondicherry district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Embalam is one of the assembly segments of Puducherry. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Puducherry candidates.

  • Ve. VaithilingamINC16,564 55.6%
  • A. NamassivayamBJP11,078 37.2%
  • Dr. R. MenagaNTK1,099 3.7%
  • G. ThamizhvendanAIADMK427 1.4%
  • P. SankaranSUCI62 0.2%

In the assembly election AINRC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 5,486 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Embalam.

Who won the Embalam assembly seat in 2026?

E. Mohandoss of the All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) won Embalam in the 2026 Puducherry assembly election with 16,017 votes, which was 50.78% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Embalam?

The margin was 4,061 votes (12.87% of valid votes). The runner-up was M. Candassamy of the Indian National Congress with 11,956 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Embalam in 2026?

Turnout was 95.36%: 31,551 of 33,087 registered electors voted, across 45 polling stations. That is 6.6 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Embalam part of?

Embalam is an assembly segment of the Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency in Puducherry. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ve. Vaithilingam got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Embalam a reserved constituency?

Yes. Embalam is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Embalam?

The Puducherry assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Puducherry assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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