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Assembly constituency 1 · Puducherry

Mannadipet is assembly constituency number 1 in Puducherry, in Pondicherry district, and one of the segments of the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election A. Namassivayam of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.0% of the vote, 6,110 votes ahead of T.P.R. Selvame (INC).

Mannadipet · 2026AC 1
  1. 01
    A. Namassivayam
    BJP
    15,918
    53.96%
  2. 02
    T.P.R. Selvame
    INC
    9,808
    33.25%
  3. 03
    K. Bharathithasan
    TVK
    3,032
    10.28%
  4. 04
    B. Venkatesan
    NTK
    260
    0.88%
  5. 05
    J. Yuvaraj
    Independent
    147
    0.50%
  6. 6 other candidates · 173 votesNOTA · 164 (0.56%)

Margin 6,110 votes · 20.71% of valid votes

31,133
Registered electors
2026 election
94.9%
Turnout
+5.7 pts vs 2021
6,110
Victory margin
20.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 29,502 valid votes, NOTA included.

Mannadipet 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1A. NamassivayamMale · 56 yrsBJP15,918
53.96%
2T.P.R. SelvameMale · 54 yrsINC9,808
33.25%
3K. BharathithasanMale · 44 yrsTVK3,032
10.28%
4B. VenkatesanMale · 51 yrsNTK260
0.88%
—NOTANOTA164
0.56%
5J. YuvarajMale · 29 yrsIndependent147
0.50%
6G. AchudhanMale · 47 yrsPMK57
0.19%
7K. BalamuruganMale · 42 yrsIndependent49
0.17%
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8R. Elumalai, AdvocateMale · 37 yrsRTSMJD27
0.09%
9R. SundarrajMale · 54 yrsIndependent21
0.07%
10K. DatchanamourthyMale · 67 yrsIndependent13
0.04%
11S. PanduranganMale · 38 yrsIndependent6
0.02%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 54.0%INC 33.3%TVK 10.3%DMK 42.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026A. NamassivayamBJP · 54.0% · margin 6,110Turnout94.9%
2021A. NamassivayamBJP · 51.8% · margin 2,750Turnout89.2%
2016T.P.R. SelvameAINRC · 27.9% · margin 419Turnout89.8%
2011T.P.R. SelvamAINRC · 49.6% · margin 4,716Turnout89.9%

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

Mannadipet result 2021

Mannadipet 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1A. NamassivayamBJP14,939
51.82%
2A. Krishnan @ A.K. KumarDMK12,189
42.28%
3ChitraNTK485
1.68%
—NOTANOTA433
1.50%
4P. GopalakrishnanMNM238
0.83%
5VeerappanIndependent182
0.63%
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6K.K. Mathivadhanan, M.b.a., M.phil.,BSP100
0.35%
7S. ManikandanDMDK64
0.22%
8C. DhanaveluAMMK57
0.20%
9S. Jayaball Alias SengeniIndependent55
0.19%
10Brightmoon V. MuruganandhamIndependent43
0.15%
11SubburumaniIndependent25
0.09%
12ChamsoudineIndependent12
0.04%
13Sivakumar. R.mIndependent8
0.03%

Mannadipet result 2016

Mannadipet 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1T.P.R. SelvameAINRC7,679
27.86%
2A. KrishnanDMK7,260
26.34%
3MahadeviAIADMK5,676
20.60%
4K.P.K. Arul MuruganIndependent4,913
17.83%
5Candane NaarayanassaamyIndependent784
2.84%
—NOTANOTA316
1.15%
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6VenkatesanPMK260
0.94%
7M. KarthikeyanDMDK220
0.80%
8Sadhasivam @ SaravananBJP211
0.77%
9PurushothamanBSP85
0.31%
10V. MuruganandhamIndependent56
0.20%
11P. MuthukumaranIJK53
0.19%
12BoomilingamAGIMK47
0.17%

Mannadipet result 2011

Mannadipet 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1T.P.R. SelvamAINRC12,412
49.56%
2K.P.K. Arul MuruganPMK7,696
30.73%
3N. RajaramIndependent4,082
16.30%
4D. GunashakaranIndependent329
1.31%
5M. LatchumananBJP156
0.62%
6Pa. VadivelanJD(U)152
0.61%
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7V. MuruganandhamIndependent127
0.51%
8N.R. TandapanyIndependent91
0.36%
Map

Mannadipet 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

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

  • Ve. VaithilingamINC13,251 47.2%
  • A. NamassivayamBJP12,656 45.1%
  • Dr. R. MenagaNTK834 3.0%
  • G. ThamizhvendanAIADMK674 2.4%
  • P. SankaranSUCI85 0.3%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 595 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Mannadipet assembly seat in 2026?

A. Namassivayam of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Mannadipet in the 2026 Puducherry assembly election with 15,918 votes, which was 53.96% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Mannadipet?

The margin was 6,110 votes (20.71% of valid votes). The runner-up was T.P.R. Selvame of the Indian National Congress with 9,808 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Mannadipet in 2026?

Turnout was 94.89%: 29,542 of 31,133 registered electors voted, across 36 polling stations. That is 5.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Mannadipet part of?

Mannadipet 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 Mannadipet a reserved constituency?

No. Mannadipet is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Mannadipet?

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.