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Assembly constituency 17 · Puducherry

Nellithope is assembly constituency number 17 in Puducherry, in Pondicherry district, and one of the segments of the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election V. Cartigueyane of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 33.2% of the vote, 850 votes ahead of Omsakthisekar (IND).

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Nellithope · 2026AC 17
  1. 01
    V. Cartigueyane
    DMK
    8,226
    33.21%
  2. 02
    Omsakthisekar
    Independent
    7,376
    29.78%
  3. 03
    S. Vigneshwaran
    TVK
    4,763
    19.23%
  4. 04
    A. Jayakumar
    LJK
    3,311
    13.37%
  5. 05
    Muth. Am. Sivakumar
    NTK
    392
    1.58%
  6. 9 other candidates · 465 votesNOTA · 237 (0.96%)

Margin 850 votes · 3.43% of valid votes

26,858
Registered electors
2026 election
92.3%
Turnout
+9.7 pts vs 2021
850
Victory margin
3.4% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 24,770 valid votes, NOTA included.

Nellithope 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1V. CartigueyaneMale · 59 yrsDMK8,226
33.21%
2OmsakthisekarMale · 65 yrsIndependent7,376
29.78%
3S. VigneshwaranMale · 30 yrsTVK4,763
19.23%
4A. JayakumarMale · 54 yrsLJK3,311
13.37%
5Muth. Am. SivakumarMale · 59 yrsNTK392
1.58%
—NOTANOTA237
0.96%
6R. ShanmugamMale · 43 yrsIndependent88
0.36%
7JanakiramanMale · 37 yrsPMK80
0.32%
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8M. Mohan RajMale · 74 yrsIndependent55
0.22%
9E. IrudhayarajMale · 46 yrsIndependent51
0.21%
10G. SatheeshkumarMale · 43 yrsIndependent48
0.19%
11S. KamatchiFemale · 67 yrsIndependent40
0.16%
12S. Gomathi RojaFemale · 48 yrsAMM39
0.16%
13Dr. C. Ashok KumarMale · 66 yrsIndependent36
0.15%
14N. DelhibabuMale · 36 yrsIndependent28
0.11%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2021, DMK in 2026.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026DMK 33.2%TVK 19.2%BJP 42.3%MNM 6.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026V. CartigueyaneDMK · 33.2% · margin 850Turnout92.3%
2021Richards JohnkumarBJP · 42.3% · margin 496Turnout82.6%
2016 byeNarayana Samy Ë"INC · 69.6% · margin 11,144Turnout85.8%
2016A. JohnkumarINC · 69.2% · margin 12,141Turnout85.4%
2011Omsakthi SekarAIADMK · 58.5% · margin 4,518Turnout85.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Nellithope bye-election, 19 Nov 2016

Turnout 85.8% · 26,898 of 31,366 electors voted

Nellithope bye-election 2016-11-19 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Narayana Samy Ë"INC18,709
69.56%
2OmsakthisekarAIADMK7,565
28.12%
—NOTANOTA334
1.24%
3R.ravi AnnamalaiNTK90
0.33%
4Masila KuppusamyIndependent86
0.32%
5R.arumugam@saravananJD(U)56
0.21%
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6Segar@gnanase GaranIndependent26
0.10%
7Ganesh GnanasambanthanIndependent17
0.06%
8K.kaliyamoorthyIndependent15
0.06%

Nellithope result 2021

Nellithope 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Richards JohnkumarBJP11,757
42.26%
2V. CartigueyaneDMK11,261
40.47%
3P MurugesanMNM1,659
5.96%
4S Sasi KumarNTK1,521
5.47%
—NOTANOTA537
1.93%
5S PrithivirajanIndependent178
0.64%
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6D ArivumaniMIDP145
0.52%
7Arun @ MuruganIndependent142
0.51%
8R AnifaSDPI139
0.50%
9E IrudhayarajIndependent124
0.45%
10Apr @ A. PoovaragavanDMDK101
0.36%
11N Delhi BabuIndependent85
0.31%
12S Elumalai, M.aIndependent83
0.30%
13D JenoviaPUDEP46
0.17%
14R PasupathyIJK18
0.06%
15R Arumugam @ SaravananJD(U)16
0.06%
16P Shiva SanthoshIndependent11
0.04%

Nellithope result 2016

Nellithope 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1A. JohnkumarINC18,506
69.16%
2Omsakthi SekarAIADMK6,365
23.79%
3Balaji. DAINRC598
2.23%
—NOTANOTA394
1.47%
4ElangovanBJP287
1.07%
5N. Mohan @ VeeraiyanCPI214
0.80%
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6P. RamarajanNTK153
0.57%
7K. PurushothamanPMK77
0.29%
8U. ChitraIJK51
0.19%
9B. RadhakrishnanIndependent50
0.19%
10F. John PaulIndependent30
0.11%
11M. ManimaranIndependent19
0.07%
12D. ArokiarajIndependent15
0.06%

Nellithope result 2011

Nellithope 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Omsakthi SekarAIADMK13,301
58.51%
2R.v.janakiramanDMK8,783
38.63%
3A.velayuthamBJP301
1.32%
4M.chitty BabuIndependent112
0.49%
5D. JanakiramanIndependent93
0.41%
6Vijayan @ PoorvathananIndependent83
0.37%
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7M.P. ManoharanIndependent61
0.27%
Map

Nellithope 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

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

  • Ve. VaithilingamINC14,346 59.5%
  • A. NamassivayamBJP7,052 29.3%
  • Dr. R. MenagaNTK1,382 5.7%
  • G. ThamizhvendanAIADMK829 3.4%
  • P. SankaranSUCI49 0.2%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 7,294 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Nellithope assembly seat in 2026?

V. Cartigueyane of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Nellithope in the 2026 Puducherry assembly election with 8,226 votes, which was 33.21% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Nellithope?

The margin was 850 votes (3.43% of valid votes). The runner-up was Omsakthisekar of the Independent with 7,376 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Nellithope in 2026?

Turnout was 92.32%: 24,795 of 26,858 registered electors voted, across 31 polling stations. That is 9.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Nellithope part of?

Nellithope 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.

Has Nellithope had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 19 Nov 2016, Narayana Samy Ë" (Indian National Congress) won by 11,144 votes.

Is Nellithope a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Nellithope?

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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