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Puducherry Vidhan Sabha 1985

Results board · 30 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StatePuducherry
Seats
30
Constituencies
Majority
16
Seats needed of 30
Electors
3.88L
On the roll
Votes polled
3.05L
78.4% of electors
Median turnout
79.8%
Median of 30 seats
INC short
−1
Below majority · 15 − 16

[01]Seat matrix

30 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 30 seats: INC 15, AIADMK 6, DMK 5, JNP 2, IND 2. Majority line at 16 seats. Hemicycle of 30 seats: INC 15, AIADMK 6, DMK 5, JNP 2, IND 2. Majority line at 16 seats.
Majority · 16 of 30INC 15 · 1 short of majority
INC 1550.0% Indian National Congress
AIADMK 620.0% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
DMK 516.7% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
JNP 26.7% Janata Party
IND 26.7% Independents

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 32.7%15 seats · 50.0%
DMK 29.1%5 seats · 16.7%
AIADMK 15.7%6 seats · 20.0%
JNP 8.6%2 seats · 6.7%
CPI 4.7%0 seats
Others 9.2%2 seats · 6.7%

Vote share not published

  • IND2 seats

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 32.7% of votes into 50.0% of seats, a seat premium of 17.3 pp.

    15 ÷ 30 = 50.0% · 50.0 − 32.7 = +17.3

  2. DMK polled 29.1% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 5 seats (16.7%).

    5 ÷ 30 = 16.7% · 16.7 − 29.1 = −12.4

  3. Embalom was decided by 182 votes, the closest of 30 seats; Nettapakkam had the widest margin, 4,369.

    min / max of margin over 30 seats with a recorded margin

  4. In SC-reserved seats INC won 2 of 5 (40.0%), against 50.0% of all seats.

    2 ÷ 5 = 40.0% · 15 ÷ 30 = 50.0%

  5. Turnout ran from 63.6% in Bussy to 93.9% in Orleampeth; the median seat polled 79.8%.

    min / median / max over 30 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

30 of 30 seats carry a turnout
025507510079.8%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 00.0% of seats
60–70 413.3% of seats
70–80 1136.7% of seats
≥ 80% 1550.0% of seats
  • LowestBussy63.6%
  • HighestOrleampeth93.9%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

30 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Puducherry Vidhan Sabha 1985, all 30 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Muthialpet G. Palaniraja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 14,608 1,539 10.5 76.3
02 Cassicade P. Kannan Indian National Congress 8,476 3,752 44.3 68.8
03 Raj Bhavan L. Joseph Mariadoss Indian National Congress 4,461 841 18.9 66.0
04 Bussy C. M. Achraff Indian National Congress 4,213 697 16.5 63.6
05 Oupalam P. K. Loganathan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10,121 858 8.5 75.5
06 Orleampeth M.A..S. Subramanian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 12,037 1,556 12.9 93.9
07 Nellithope R.V.Janakiraman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10,774 1,036 9.6 71.3
08 Modeliarpeth V. Sabapathy Kothandaraman Indian National Congress 13,388 386 2.9 77.4
09 Ariankuppam P. Purushothaman All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 12,757 378 3.0 81.1
10 EmbalomSCCLOSEST K. Anbalagan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,952 182 2.0 80.8
11 NettapakkamWIDEST V. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress 9,615 4,369 45.4 82.7
12 Kuruvinatham R. Ramansthan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10,449 846 8.1 85.8
13 BahourSC P. Uthiravelu Janata Party 10,426 710 6.8 85.2
14 ThirubuvanaiSC S. Komala Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10,667 994 9.3 78.8
15 Mannadipeth D. Ramachandran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 11,436 1,465 12.8 86.3
16 OssuduSC V. Nagarathinam Indian National Congress 9,011 3,925 43.6 77.3
17 Villenour R. Subraya Counder Indian National Congress 11,024 509 4.6 80.1
18 Ozhukarai R. Somasundaram All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10,743 1,301 12.1 82.9
19 Thattanchavady V. Pethaperumal Janata Party 14,039 2,302 16.4 75.0
20 Reddiarpalayam V. Balaji Indian National Congress 13,996 3,205 22.9 70.0
21 Lawspet M.O.H. Farook Indian National Congress 14,748 3,647 24.7 78.3
22 Cotchery N. Vengadasalam Indian National Congress 10,424 1,333 12.8 81.9
23 Karaikal V. Govindarajan Indian National Congress 9,745 1,113 11.4 66.5
24 Karaikal South S. Ramassamy Independent 8,235 1,415 17.2 73.6
25 Neravy-Grand Aldee V.M.C. Varada Pillai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10,933 750 6.9 83.3
26 Tirunallar A. Sonudararengan Independent 9,498 771 8.1 81.8
27 NeduncaduSC M. Chandirakasu Indian National Congress 8,751 3,196 36.5 79.4
28 Mahe P.K. Sathyanandan Indian National Congress 6,989 976 14.0 82.1
29 Palloor A.V. Sreedharan Indian National Congress 7,005 1,823 26.0 81.6
30 Yanam Kamichetty Sri Parassorama Varaprassada Rao Naidou Indian National Congress 7,011 386 5.5 87.3
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 4,369 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1985 · Puducherry · 30 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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