The 1996 Indian general election was held in Pondicherry on to elect 1 member of the 11th Lok Sabha.
The contest was primarily between two alliances. The INC–AIADMK alliance fielded a joint candidate from the INC, the incumbent MP M. O. H. Farook.
The DMK–TMC(M) alliance fielded a joint candidate from the DMK.
Other parties that fielded candidates included PMK, BJP, MDMK, along with several other parties and independent candidates.
Election schedule Poll event Phase I Date of poll 27 April 1996 Date of counting of votes 8 May 1996 Declaration of result 11 May 1996
Voter Turnout In the 1996 Pondicherry Lok Sabha election, the total number of electors was 6,33,635. Out of these, 4,77,437 voters cast their votes, resulting in a poll percentage of 75.35%. The number of valid votes recorded was 4,60,322. Constituency Data - Summary Category Male Female Total Nominated 28 1 29 Rejected 0 0 0 Withdrawn 8 0 8 Contested 20 1 21 Forfeited Deposit 18 1 19 Parties and alliances Indian National Congress
PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contestedIndian National CongressM. O. H. Farook1
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
PartySymbolLeaderSeats contestedDravida Munnetra KazhagamS. Arumugham1
Others PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contestedBharatiya Janata PartyS. Thiyagarajan1Pattali Makkal KatchiBavany Madura Cavy1Marumalarchi DravidaMunnetra KazhagamR. Balasubramani1 Results by Party Source:
Party Name Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− INC 1,83,986 39.97 1 1 DMK 1,83,702 39.91 1 0 BJP 20,351 4.42 1 0 PMK 19,792 4.30 1 0 MDMK 13,397 2.91 1 0 BSP 4,005 0.87 1 0 IC(S) 3,819 0.83 1 0 JP 1,823 0.40 1 0 IND 29,447 6.40 13 0 Total 4,60,322 100% - 21 1 -
Detailed Result In the Pondicherry Lok Sabha constituency, M. O. H. Farook of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the election by a narrow margin, securing 1,83,986 votes (39.97%). He defeated S. Arumugham of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), who polled 1,83,702 votes (39.91%). Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes % 1 Pondicherry M. O. H. Farook 183,986 39.97 S. Arumugham 183,702 39.91 284 0.06
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