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Assembly constituency 24 · Puducherry · SC

Nedungadu is assembly constituency number 24 in Puducherry, in Karaikal district, and one of the segments of the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dr. V. Vigneswaran of the Independent won with 50.5% of the vote, 4,499 votes ahead of C. Chandira Priyanga (AINRC).

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Nedungadu · 2026AC 24
  1. 01
    Dr. V. Vigneswaran
    Independent
    14,368
    50.54%
  2. 02
    C. Chandira Priyanga
    AINRC
    9,869
    34.71%
  3. 03
    U. Kamaraj
    TVK
    1,865
    6.56%
  4. 04
    Dinesh Kumar
    INC
    1,354
    4.76%
  5. 05
    A. Vignesh
    NTK
    510
    1.79%
  6. 1 other candidate · 130 votesNOTA · 335 (1.18%)

Margin 4,499 votes · 15.82% of valid votes

31,687
Registered electors
2026 election
89.9%
Turnout
+4.9 pts vs 2021
4,499
Victory margin
15.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 28,431 valid votes, NOTA included.

Nedungadu 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. V. VigneswaranMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent14,368
50.54%
2C. Chandira PriyangaFemale · 37 yrs · SCAINRC9,869
34.71%
3U. KamarajMale · 39 yrs · SCTVK1,865
6.56%
4Dinesh KumarMale · 42 yrs · SCINC1,354
4.76%
5A. VigneshMale · 33 yrs · SCNTK510
1.79%
—NOTANOTA335
1.18%
6Arul PrakashMale · 47 yrs · SCIndependent130
0.46%
Past results

The seat changed hands: AINRC won in 2021, IND in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026AINRC 34.7%TVK 6.6%INC 4.8%AIADMK 11.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Dr. V. VigneswaranIndependent · 50.5% · margin 4,499Turnout89.9%
2021Chandira PriyangaAINRC · 40.2% · margin 2,214Turnout85.0%
2016ChandirapriyangaAINRC · 34.5% · margin 1,094Turnout83.2%
2011M.chandhrakasuAINRC · 55.0% · margin 7,490Turnout84.4%

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

Nedungadu result 2021

Nedungadu 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chandira PriyangaAINRC10,774
40.20%
2A. MarimuthuINC8,560
31.94%
3Dr. V. VigneswaranIndependent5,606
20.92%
4V. GeethaNTK788
2.94%
—NOTANOTA254
0.95%
5Andoor MathiIndependent252
0.94%
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6A. GnanasegaranDMDK246
0.92%
7T. RajendiranAMMK153
0.57%
8A. ArulprakashBSP84
0.31%
9T. NarasimhanIndependent81
0.30%

Nedungadu result 2016

Nedungadu 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1ChandirapriyangaAINRC8,789
34.48%
2A. MarimottouINC7,695
30.19%
3G. Panneer SelvamAIADMK2,957
11.60%
4JayaseelanIndependent1,806
7.08%
5AnandhanIndependent1,594
6.25%
6R. MahendiranIndependent828
3.25%
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7U. KamarajBJP711
2.79%
—NOTANOTA444
1.74%
8P. MathiazhaganCPI277
1.09%
9MunisamyPMK223
0.87%
10DhanabalNTK167
0.66%

Nedungadu result 2011

Nedungadu 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1M.chandhrakasuAINRC12,474
55.05%
2A. MarimuthuIndependent4,984
22.00%
3R. VadiveluIndependent4,340
19.15%
4N. Ramesh KumarIndependent330
1.46%
5SankarIndependent311
1.37%
6N. RavichandiranIndependent219
0.97%
Map

Nedungadu 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 Karaikal 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

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

  • Ve. VaithilingamINC14,673 56.1%
  • A. NamassivayamBJP8,550 32.7%
  • Dr. R. MenagaNTK1,382 5.3%
  • G. ThamizhvendanAIADMK901 3.4%
  • P. SankaranSUCI55 0.2%

In the assembly election IND won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 6,123 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Nedungadu assembly seat in 2026?

Dr. V. Vigneswaran of the Independent (IND) won Nedungadu in the 2026 Puducherry assembly election with 14,368 votes, which was 50.54% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Nedungadu?

The margin was 4,499 votes (15.82% of valid votes). The runner-up was C. Chandira Priyanga of the All India N.R. Congress with 9,869 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Nedungadu in 2026?

Turnout was 89.94%: 28,499 of 31,687 registered electors voted, across 34 polling stations. That is 4.9 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Nedungadu part of?

Nedungadu 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 Nedungadu a reserved constituency?

Yes. Nedungadu 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 Nedungadu?

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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