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Assembly constituency 3 · Puducherry · SC

Oussudu is assembly constituency number 3 in Puducherry, in Pondicherry district, and one of the segments of the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election P. Karthikeyan of the Indian National Congress won with 49.2% of the vote, 4,018 votes ahead of E. Theeppainthan (BJP).

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Oussudu · 2026AC 3
  1. 01
    P. Karthikeyan
    INC
    15,400
    49.20%
  2. 02
    E. Theeppainthan
    BJP
    11,382
    36.36%
  3. 03
    S. Saraganabava
    TVK
    3,698
    11.81%
  4. 04
    Gowri
    NTK
    458
    1.46%
  5. 05
    P. Ariapoutry
    VCK
    90
    0.29%
  6. NOTA · 273 (0.87%)

Margin 4,018 votes · 12.84% of valid votes

32,813
Registered electors
2026 election
95.5%
Turnout
+5.9 pts vs 2021
4,018
Victory margin
12.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 31,301 valid votes, NOTA included.

Oussudu 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P. KarthikeyanMale · 50 yrs · SCINC15,400
49.20%
2E. TheeppainthanMale · 60 yrs · SCBJP11,382
36.36%
3S. SaraganabavaMale · 45 yrs · SCTVK3,698
11.81%
4GowriFemale · 30 yrs · SCNTK458
1.46%
—NOTANOTA273
0.87%
5P. AriapoutryMale · 65 yrs · SCVCK90
0.29%
Past results

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026INC 49.2%BJP 36.4%TVK 11.8%NTK 1.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026P. KarthikeyanINC · 49.2% · margin 4,018Turnout95.5%
2021Ak Sai J Saravanan KumarBJP · 48.8% · margin 1,880Turnout89.6%
2016E. TheeppainthanINC · 33.0% · margin 2,330Turnout90.7%
2011P. KarthikeyanAINRC · 58.8% · margin 5,158Turnout91.6%

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

Oussudu result 2021

Oussudu 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ak Sai J Saravanan KumarBJP14,121
48.78%
2P. KarthikeyanINC12,241
42.29%
3Geetha PriyaNTK740
2.56%
4Muthalu VengadesanAMMK496
1.71%
—NOTANOTA409
1.41%
5N. AmbigapathyIndependent320
1.11%
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6K. SankarMNM293
1.01%
7A. MuraliIndependent165
0.57%
8R. BabouDMDK77
0.27%
9S. Sanjiv GanthiIndependent47
0.16%
10AbimannanIndependent24
0.08%
11M. RameshIJK14
0.05%

Oussudu result 2016

Oussudu 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1E. TheeppainthanINC8,675
33.02%
2Sai J Saravanan KumarBJP6,345
24.15%
3M. VaithiyanathanAINRC5,687
21.65%
4P. KarthikeyanIndependent3,397
12.93%
5M. SelvarassouAIADMK942
3.59%
6D. AngalanVCK479
1.82%
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—NOTANOTA388
1.48%
7P. AsaravelIndependent166
0.63%
8P. MadhivananIndependent65
0.25%
9S. SasikumarNTK59
0.22%
10K. ArunachalamAGIMK39
0.15%
11R. JeyapriyaIJK31
0.12%

Oussudu result 2011

Oussudu 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P. KarthikeyanAINRC13,327
58.78%
2A. ElumalaiDMK8,169
36.03%
3P. Sundararasu PonnasIndependent756
3.33%
4M. Pitchekarane @ PitchaiappanLJP224
0.99%
5S.T. CalePB77
0.34%
6A. SelvalatchoumyBSP67
0.30%
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7S. SaraganabavaIndependent52
0.23%
Map

Oussudu 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

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

  • Ve. VaithilingamINC16,285 57.6%
  • A. NamassivayamBJP9,733 34.4%
  • Dr. R. MenagaNTK1,070 3.8%
  • G. ThamizhvendanAIADMK517 1.8%
  • P. SankaranSUCI66 0.2%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 6,552 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Oussudu assembly seat in 2026?

P. Karthikeyan of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Oussudu in the 2026 Puducherry assembly election with 15,400 votes, which was 49.20% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Oussudu?

The margin was 4,018 votes (12.84% of valid votes). The runner-up was E. Theeppainthan of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 11,382 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Oussudu in 2026?

Turnout was 95.52%: 31,342 of 32,813 registered electors voted, across 40 polling stations. That is 5.9 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Oussudu part of?

Oussudu 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 Oussudu a reserved constituency?

Yes. Oussudu 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 Oussudu?

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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