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Assembly constituency 25 · Puducherry

Thirunallar is assembly constituency number 25 in Puducherry, in Karaikal district, and one of the segments of the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election G.N.S. Rajasekaran of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 60.2% of the vote, 9,526 votes ahead of R. Kamalakannan (INC).

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Thirunallar · 2026AC 25
  1. 01
    G.N.S. Rajasekaran
    BJP
    16,829
    60.18%
  2. 02
    R. Kamalakannan
    INC
    7,303
    26.11%
  3. 03
    A. Raja Mohamed
    TVK
    3,201
    11.45%
  4. 04
    S. Vinoth
    NTK
    281
    1.00%
  5. 05
    Antho. John Peetter
    Independent
    77
    0.28%
  6. 4 other candidates · 142 votesNOTA · 133 (0.48%)

Margin 9,526 votes · 34.06% of valid votes

31,159
Registered electors
2026 election
89.8%
Turnout
+3.9 pts vs 2021
9,526
Victory margin
34.1% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 27,966 valid votes, NOTA included.

Thirunallar 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1G.N.S. RajasekaranMale · 58 yrsBJP16,829
60.18%
2R. KamalakannanMale · 68 yrsINC7,303
26.11%
3A. Raja MohamedMale · 47 yrsTVK3,201
11.45%
4S. VinothMale · 41 yrsNTK281
1.00%
—NOTANOTA133
0.48%
5Antho. John PeetterMale · 47 yrsIndependent77
0.28%
6Chandramouliswarar A.R.Male · 48 yrsTMTHK62
0.22%
7M.P. Simon RajMale · 47 yrsIndependent36
0.13%
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8N.V.R. ArivoliMale · 53 yrsIndependent29
0.10%
9M. VasanthkumarMale · 35 yrsIndependent15
0.05%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 60.2%INC 26.1%TVK 11.4%AINRC 40.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026G.N.S. RajasekaranBJP · 60.2% · margin 9,526Turnout89.8%
2021Pr. SivaIndependent · 36.5% · margin 1,380Turnout86.0%
2016R. KamalakkannanINC · 51.3% · margin 2,875Turnout84.9%
2011P.R. SivaAINRC · 50.8% · margin 840Turnout86.4%

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

Thirunallar result 2021

Thirunallar 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pr. SivaIndependent9,796
36.45%
2S. RajasekaranBJP8,416
31.32%
3R. KamalakkannanINC7,731
28.77%
4M. Sikkanthar BatshaNTK347
1.29%
—NOTANOTA173
0.64%
5K. Guru @ SinthaDMDK127
0.47%
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6M. MariappaneIndependent88
0.33%
7S. VinothIndependent71
0.26%
8P. SimonrajIndependent67
0.25%
9DharparaniyamAMMK58
0.22%

Thirunallar result 2016

Thirunallar 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1R. KamalakkannanINC13,138
51.30%
2P. R. Siva @ SivasakthiAINRC10,263
40.07%
3K.devamaniPMK1,261
4.92%
—NOTANOTA233
0.91%
4G. MurugaiyanAIADMK220
0.86%
5AmbalavananMDMK129
0.50%
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6Lourdumary. RIndependent115
0.45%
7J. Senthil MuruganIndependent68
0.27%
8R. MariappanIndependent59
0.23%
9K. RajaveluBJP52
0.20%
10SeethapathiNTK38
0.15%
11SabarikanthIndependent35
0.14%

Thirunallar result 2011

Thirunallar 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P.R. SivaAINRC11,702
50.77%
2R. KamalakannanINC10,862
47.12%
3G. ChandrasekaranIndependent198
0.86%
4M. SrinivasanIndependent174
0.75%
5V. MaheswariBSP114
0.49%
Map

Thirunallar 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

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

  • Ve. VaithilingamINC14,402 56.4%
  • A. NamassivayamBJP9,145 35.8%
  • Dr. R. MenagaNTK968 3.8%
  • G. ThamizhvendanAIADMK498 1.9%
  • P. SankaranSUCI52 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 5,257 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Thirunallar assembly seat in 2026?

G.N.S. Rajasekaran of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Thirunallar in the 2026 Puducherry assembly election with 16,829 votes, which was 60.18% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Thirunallar?

The margin was 9,526 votes (34.06% of valid votes). The runner-up was R. Kamalakannan of the Indian National Congress with 7,303 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Thirunallar in 2026?

Turnout was 89.82%: 27,988 of 31,159 registered electors voted, across 34 polling stations. That is 3.9 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Thirunallar part of?

Thirunallar 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 Thirunallar a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Thirunallar?

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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