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With nominations closed, scrutiny over, and withdrawals completed, Puducherry’s electoral battlefield is now set.
The polling date at Puducherry is April 9, 2026. (AFP)
For the upcoming Puducherry Assembly elections scheduled for April 9, the contest for the 30-member house revolves around the ruling NDA led by N Rangasamy, the Congress–DMK alliance led by Indian National Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and a fluid third front of smaller parties and independents.
| No. | Constituency | Candidate | Party | Alliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mannadipet | A. Namassivayam | BJP | NDA |
| 1 | Mannadipet | S. S. Rangan | DMK | INDIA |
| 1 | Mannadipet | Bharathidasan | TVK | TVK |
| 1 | Mannadipet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 2 | Thirubhuvanai (SC) | P. Angalan | DMK | INDIA |
| 2 | Thirubhuvanai (SC) | A. K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar | TVK | TVK |
| 2 | Thirubhuvanai (SC) | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 2 | Thirubhuvanai (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 3 | Oussudu / Oussoudu (SC) | E. Theeppainthan | BJP | NDA |
| 3 | Oussudu / Oussoudu (SC) | V. Anbalagan | DMK | INDIA |
| 3 | Oussudu / Oussoudu (SC) | S. Saraganabava | TVK | TVK |
| 3 | Oussudu / Oussoudu (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 4 | Mangalam (SC) | N. Rangasamy | AINRC | NDA |
| 4 | Mangalam (SC) | S. S. Rangan** | DMK | INDIA |
| 4 | Mangalam (SC) | M. K. Sathya | TVK | TVK |
| 4 | Mangalam (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 5 | Villianur | R. Siva | DMK | INDIA |
| 5 | Villianur | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 5 | Villianur | Ramesh | TVK | TVK |
| 5 | Villianur | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 6 | Ozhukarai | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 6 | Ozhukarai | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 6 | Ozhukarai | S. Sasibalan | TVK | TVK |
| 6 | Ozhukarai | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 7 | Kadirgamam | P. Vazhivelu | DMK | INDIA |
| 7 | Kadirgamam | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 7 | Kadirgamam | R. Jayanthi | TVK | TVK |
| 7 | Kadirgamam | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 8 | Indira Nagar | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 8 | Indira Nagar | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 8 | Indira Nagar | S. Murugan | TVK | TVK |
| 8 | Indira Nagar | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 9 | Thattanchavady | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 9 | Thattanchavady | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 9 | Thattanchavady | TVK nominee* | TVK | TVK |
| 9 | Thattanchavady | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 10 | Kamaraj Nagar | Jose Charles Martin | LJK | NDA |
| 10 | Kamaraj Nagar | Congress/INDIA nominee* | INC/ally | INDIA |
| 10 | Kamaraj Nagar | R. Suman | TVK | TVK |
| 10 | Kamaraj Nagar | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 11 | Lawspet | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 11 | Lawspet | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 11 | Lawspet | V. Saminathan | TVK | TVK |
| 11 | Lawspet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 12 | Kalapet | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram | BJP | NDA |
| 12 | Kalapet | A. Senthil alias Ramesh | DMK | INDIA |
| 12 | Kalapet | D. Sasikumar | TVK | TVK |
| 12 | Kalapet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 13 | Muthialpet | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 13 | Muthialpet | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 13 | Muthialpet | J. Prakash Kumar | TVK | TVK |
| 13 | Muthialpet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 14 | Raj Bhavan | V. P. Ramalingam | BJP | NDA |
| 14 | Raj Bhavan | Vignesh Kannan | DMK | INDIA |
| 14 | Raj Bhavan | V. J. Chandran | TVK | TVK |
| 14 | Raj Bhavan | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 15 | Oupalam / Uppalam | A. Anbazhagan | AIADMK | NDA |
| 15 | Oupalam / Uppalam | Congress/INDIA nominee* | INC/ally | INDIA |
| 15 | Oupalam / Uppalam | Siva | TVK | TVK |
| 15 | Oupalam / Uppalam | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 16 | Orleampet / Urulaiyanpet | A. Gandhi | AIADMK | NDA |
| 16 | Orleampet / Urulaiyanpet | S. Gopal | DMK | INDIA |
| 16 | Orleampet / Urulaiyanpet | TVK nominee* | TVK | TVK |
| 16 | Orleampet / Urulaiyanpet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 17 | Nellithope | V. Karthikeyan | DMK | INDIA |
| 17 | Nellithope | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 17 | Nellithope | S. Vigneshwaran | TVK | TVK |
| 17 | Nellithope | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 18 | Mudaliarpet | A. Johnkumar | BJP | NDA |
| 18 | Mudaliarpet | G. Sampath | DMK | INDIA |
| 18 | Mudaliarpet | N. Manibalan | TVK | TVK |
| 18 | Mudaliarpet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 19 | Ariankuppam | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 19 | Ariankuppam | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 19 | Ariankuppam | S. Kumaravelu | TVK | TVK |
| 19 | Ariankuppam | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 20 | Manavely | R. Selvam | BJP | NDA |
| 20 | Manavely | Congress/INDIA nominee* | INC/ally | INDIA |
| 20 | Manavely | B. Ramu | TVK | TVK |
| 20 | Manavely | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 21 | Embalam (SC) | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 21 | Embalam (SC) | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 21 | Embalam (SC) | V. Tamilselvan | TVK | TVK |
| 21 | Embalam (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 22 | Nettapakkam (SC) | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 22 | Nettapakkam (SC) | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 22 | Nettapakkam (SC) | L. Periyasamy | TVK | TVK |
| 22 | Nettapakkam (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 23 | Bahour | R. R. Senthilkumar | DMK | INDIA |
| 23 | Bahour | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 23 | Bahour | N. Dhanavelu | TVK | TVK |
| 23 | Bahour | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 24 | Nedungadu (SC) | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 24 | Nedungadu (SC) | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 24 | Nedungadu (SC) | U. Kamaraj | TVK | TVK |
| 24 | Nedungadu (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 25 | Thirunallar | G. N. S. Rajasekaran | BJP | NDA |
| 25 | Thirunallar | Congress/INDIA nominee* | INC/ally | INDIA |
| 25 | Thirunallar | A. Raja Mohammad | TVK | TVK |
| 25 | Thirunallar | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 26 | Karaikal North | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 26 | Karaikal North | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 26 | Karaikal North | A. Venkatesh | TVK | TVK |
| 26 | Karaikal North | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 27 | Karaikal South | M. S. Najeem | DMK | INDIA |
| 27 | Karaikal South | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 27 | Karaikal South | K. A. U. Asana | TVK | TVK |
| 27 | Karaikal South | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 28 | Neravy T.R. Pattinam | M. Nazeer (Nathiyarajan) | DMK | INDIA |
| 28 | Neravy T.R. Pattinam | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 28 | Neravy T.R. Pattinam | G. Ganesh | TVK | TVK |
| 28 | Neravy T.R. Pattinam | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 29 | Mahe | A. Dineshan | BJP | NDA |
| 29 | Mahe | Congress/INDIA nominee* | INC/ally | INDIA |
| 29 | Mahe | M. Brijesh | TVK | TVK |
| 29 | Mahe | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 30 | Yanam | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 30 | Yanam | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 30 | Yanam | A. Thotta Raju | TVK | TVK |
| 30 | Yanam | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
First Published:
March 31, 2026, 23:01 IST
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