Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in June 1991, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and the most seats, and V. Vaithilingam was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry. The Indian National Congress was in an alliance with the AIADMK.
Seat allotments Congress Alliance No. Party Election Symbol Leader Seats1.
V. Vaithilingam 192. J. Jayalalithaa 103. P. Rajavelu (In Bagoor constituency)1
DMK-led Alliance No. Party Election Symbol Leader Seats1. M. Karunanidhi 192. Sivaji Ganesan 63. Indrajit Gupta 34. Harkishan Singh Surjeet2
List of Candidates ConstituencyAIADMK+DMK+ # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Muthialpet M. Balasubramaniam S. Anandavedlu 2 Cassicade P. Shanmugan M. Elango 3 Raj Bhavan A. Gandhiraj S. P. Sivakumar 4 Bussy C. M. K. Achraff G. Perularaja 5 Oupalam U. C. Arumugan N. Nathamuthu 6 Orleampeth K. Parasuraman N. Manimaran 7 Nellithope N. R. Shanmugam R. V. Janakiraman 8 Modeliarpeth V. Bhalan M. Manjini 9 Ariankuppam V. Kalivaradhan P. Subburayan 10 Embalom (SC) K. Pakkiri Ammal R. Rajaraman 11 Nettapakkam V. Vaithilingam R. Subbaraya Counder 12 Kuruvinatham T. Thiagarajan N. Vengadasamy 13 Bahour (SC) P. Rajavelu A. Ramamurthy 14 Thirubuvanai (SC) D. Viswanathan M. Thangavelu 15 Mannadipeth N. Rajaram D. Ramachandran 16 Ossudu (SC) N. Marimuthu S. Balaraman 17 Villenour P. Anandabaskaran C. Jayakumar 18 Ozhukarai K. Natarajan M. Rasan Alias Vazhumuni 19 Thattanchavady N. Rangasamy V. Pethaperumal 20 Reddiarpalayam Indira Munusamy R. Viswanathan 21 Lawspet P. Kanann P. Sankaran 22 Cotchery M. Vaithilingam G. Panjavarnam 23 Karaikal M. Gnanadesigan A. M. H. Nazeem 24 Karaikal South A. V. Subramanian S. Savarirajan 25 Neravy-Grand Aldee V. M. C. V. Ganapathy V. M. C. Sivakoumar 26 Tirunallar S. P. Selvashanmugham A. Soundararengan 27 Neduncadu (SC) M. Chandirakasu S. A. Marimuthu 28 Mahe E. Valsaraj K. V. Raghavan 29 Palloor A. V. Sreedharan K. M. Raju Master 30 Yanam Velaga Rajeswara Rao Raksha Hart Krishna
Results
Elected members Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes % 1 Muthialpet M. Balasubramaniam 9,175 52.38 S. Anandavedlu 8,060 46.021,1156.36 2 Cassicade M. Elango 4,927 49.97 P. Shanmugan 4,478 45.424494.55 3 Raj Bhavan A. Gandhiraj 2,381 48.45 S. P. Sivakumar 2,332 47.46490.99 4 Bussy C. M. K. Achraff 3,083 58.80 G. Perularaja 2,042 38.951,04119.85 5 Oupalam U. C. Arumugan 7,352 57.27 N. Nathamuthu 5,283 41.152,06916.12 6 Orleampeth K. Parasuraman 8,697 59.44 N. Manimaran 5,613 38.363,08421.08 7 Nellithope R. V. Janakiraman 7,067 49.05 N. R. Shanmugam 6,988 48.50790.55 8 Modeliarpeth V. Kothandaraman 8,230 45.45 M. Manjini 4,295 23.723,93521.73 9 Ariankuppam P. Subburayan 5,794 35.59 S. Ramsing 4,624 28.401,1707.19 10 Embalom (SC) K. Pakkiri Ammal 4,171 37.57 R. Rajaraman 2,587 23.301,58414.27 11 Nettapakkam V. Vaithilingam 8,095 66.14 R. Subbaraya Counder 3,782 30.904,31335.24 12 Kuruvinatham T. Thiagarajan 6,765 51.72 N. Vengadasamy 4,014 30.692,75121.03 13 Bahour (SC) P. Rajavelu 6,377 48.63 E. Rajalingam 4,454 33.961,92314.67 14 Thirubuvanai (SC) D. Viswanathan 7,453 55.69 M. Thangavelu 4,939 36.902,51418.79 15 Mannadipet N. Rajaram 7,771 52.33 D. Ramachandran 6,874 46.298976.04 16 Ossudu (SC) N. Marimuthu 7,293 63.00 S. Balaraman 4,162 35.953,13127.05 17 Villenour P. Anandabaskaran 8,190 54.09 C. Jayakumar 6,740 44.511,4509.58 18 Ozhukarai K. Natarajan 8,566 56.82 M. Rasan 6,279 41.652,28715.17 19 Thattanchavady N. Rangasamy 12,545 69.71 V. Pethaperumal 5,285 29.377,26040.34 20 Reddiarpalayam R. Viswanathan 13,134 64.00 Indira Munusamy 6,517 31.766,61732.24 21 Lawspet P. Kanann 13,475 61.51 P. Sankaran 8,088 36.925,38724.59 22 Cotchery R. Nalamaharajan 5,051 37.01 M. Vaithilingam 4,592 33.644593.37 23 Karaikal A. M. H. Nazeem 6,809 59.31 M. Gnanadesigan 4,389 38.232,42021.08 24 Karaikal South A. V. Subramanian 6,189 61.10 S. Savarirajan 3,724 36.762,46524.34 25 Neravy-Grand Aldee V. M. C. V. Ganapathy 6,384 49.67 V. M. C. Sivakoumar 6,145 47.812391.86 26 Tirunallar A. Soundararengan 4,401 41.37 R. Kamalakkannan 2,994 28.141,40713.23 27 Neduncadu (SC) M. Chandirakasu 5,955 55.25 S. A. Marimuthu 4,824 44.751,13110.50 28 Mahe E. Valsaraj 5,099 62.62 K. V. Raghavan 2,421 29.732,67832.89 29 Palloor A. V. Sreedharan 4,922 59.02 K. M. Raju Master 2,620 31.412,30227.61 30 Yanam Velaga Rajeswara Rao 6,331 56.87 Raksha Hart Krishna 4,704 42.261,62714.61
See also List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 1991 elections in India
References
External links