Yanam is assembly constituency number 30 in Puducherry, in Yanam district, and one of the segments of the Puducherry Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Malladi Krishna Rao of the All India N.R. Congress won with 55.4% of the vote, 4,568 votes ahead of Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok (INC).
- 01Malladi Krishna RaoAINRC19,86355.44%
- 02Gollapalli Srinivas AshokINC15,29542.69%
- 03Thota RajuTVK1670.47%
- 04Surimilli Subba RaoIndependent940.26%
- 05Giddi BalaramIndependent780.22%
- 8 other candidates · 134 votesNOTA · 195 (0.54%)
Margin 4,568 votes · 12.75% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 35,826 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malladi Krishna RaoMale · 62 yrs | AINRC | 19,863 | 55.44% |
| 2 | Gollapalli Srinivas AshokMale · 33 yrs | INC | 15,295 | 42.69% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 195 | 0.54% |
| 3 | Thota RajuMale · 59 yrs | TVK | 167 | 0.47% |
| 4 | Surimilli Subba RaoMale · 69 yrs | Independent | 94 | 0.26% |
| 5 | Giddi BalaramMale · 63 yrs · SC | Independent | 78 | 0.22% |
| 6 | Lakshmi Sneha MedapatiFemale · 32 yrs | Independent | 34 | 0.09% |
| 7 | Sheik Ahamedsha KhaderMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 27 | 0.08% |
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| 8 | Nati BuriyyaMale · 55 yrs | Independent | 19 | 0.05% |
| 9 | Kalla Venkata RatnamMale · 66 yrs | Independent | 18 | 0.05% |
| 10 | Mellam Srinivasa RaoMale · 48 yrs · SC | Independent | 14 | 0.04% |
| 11 | Malladi Udaya LakshmiFemale · 58 yrs | Independent | 9 | 0.03% |
| 12 | Janipalli Venkanna BabuMale · 36 yrs | NADLMMKLK | 9 | 0.03% |
| 13 | Tirukoti AdimurthyMale · 57 yrs · SC | Independent | 4 | 0.01% |
The seat changed hands: IND won in 2021, AINRC in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Yanam result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok | Independent | 17,132 | 49.07% |
| 2 | N.rangasamy | AINRC | 16,477 | 47.20% |
| 3 | Davulury Veera Vratha Pathi | Independent | 320 | 0.92% |
| 4 | Tekumudi Venkata Rao | Independent | 210 | 0.60% |
| 5 | Talatam Surya Chandra Sekhara Rao | Independent | 139 | 0.40% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 118 | 0.34% |
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| 6 | Surimilli Subba Rao | Independent | 102 | 0.29% |
| 7 | Durgaa Prasaahd Pemmadi | Independent | 95 | 0.27% |
| 8 | Pedapati Ramesh Babu | AMMK | 92 | 0.26% |
| 9 | Sunkara Karthik | BSP | 90 | 0.26% |
| 10 | Malladi Udaya Lakshmi | Independent | 53 | 0.15% |
| 11 | Kalla Venkata Ratnam | Independent | 25 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Nati Buriyya | Independent | 21 | 0.06% |
| 13 | Sabbati Lokeswara Rao | Independent | 13 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Golugula Prabhavathi | Independent | 13 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Gollapalli Bharathi | Independent | 10 | 0.03% |
Yanam result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malladi Krishna Rao | INC | 20,801 | 61.36% |
| 2 | Tirikoty Bairava Swamy | AINRC | 12,047 | 35.54% |
| 3 | Manchala Satya Sai Kumar | AIADMK | 343 | 1.01% |
| 4 | Pemmadi Durga Prasad | Independent | 250 | 0.74% |
| 5 | Ramadas Kanakala | BJP | 148 | 0.44% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 144 | 0.42% |
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| 6 | Mude Harichandra | Independent | 43 | 0.13% |
| 7 | Nati Buriyya | Independent | 33 | 0.10% |
| 8 | Malladi Udayalakshmi | Independent | 32 | 0.09% |
| 9 | Surimilli Subbarao | Independent | 27 | 0.08% |
| 10 | Kollu Narasimha Babu | Independent | 19 | 0.06% |
| 11 | Dhulipudi Madhava Venkanna | Independent | 12 | 0.04% |
Yanam result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malladi Krishna Rao | INC | 23,985 | 80.95% |
| 2 | Manchala Satya Sai Kumar | AIADMK | 4,867 | 16.43% |
| 3 | Nalla Naga Raju | Independent | 154 | 0.52% |
| 4 | Kalla Venkata Ratnam | Independent | 153 | 0.52% |
| 5 | Mellam Srinivasa Rao | Independent | 134 | 0.45% |
| 6 | Kamichetty Srirama Murthy Naidu | BJP | 119 | 0.40% |
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| 7 | Doma Kanna Rao | Independent | 79 | 0.27% |
| 8 | Bonda Nageswara Rao | Independent | 76 | 0.26% |
| 9 | Dhulipudi Madhava Venkanna | Independent | 32 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Malladi Udhayalakshmi | Independent | 32 | 0.11% |
Yanam outlined in orange among the other Puducherry seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Yanam is one of the assembly segments of Puducherry. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Puducherry candidates.
- A. NamassivayamBJP22,127 73.2%
- Ve. VaithilingamINC6,947 23.0%
- G. ThamizhvendanAIADMK207 0.7%
- P. SankaranSUCI48 0.2%
- Dr. R. MenagaNTK28 0.1%
In the assembly election AINRC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 15,180 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Yanam.
Who won the Yanam assembly seat in 2026?
Malladi Krishna Rao of the All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) won Yanam in the 2026 Puducherry assembly election with 19,863 votes, which was 55.44% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Yanam?
The margin was 4,568 votes (12.75% of valid votes). The runner-up was Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok of the Indian National Congress with 15,295 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Yanam in 2026?
Turnout was 94.29%: 35,831 of 38,000 registered electors voted, across 42 polling stations. That is 1.9 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Yanam part of?
Yanam is an assembly segment of the Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency in Puducherry. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, A. Namassivayam got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Yanam a reserved constituency?
No. Yanam is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Yanam?
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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