1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in February 1974, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.[1] The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the most seats, and its leader, S. Ramassamy was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry (French: Ministre en chef de Pondichéry).[2][3]
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30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 264,103 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 85.32% | ||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 60,812 | 27.83 | 12 | New | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 47,823 | 21.89 | 2 | –13 | |
| Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 41,348 | 18.92 | 5 | New | |
| Indian National Congress | 34,840 | 15.95 | 7 | –3 | |
| Communist Party of India | 18,468 | 8.45 | 2 | –1 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2,737 | 1.25 | 1 | +1 | |
| Independents | 12,470 | 5.71 | 1 | –1 | |
| Total | 218,498 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 218,498 | 96.97 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,830 | 3.03 | |||
| Total votes | 225,328 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 264,103 | 85.32 | |||
| Source: ECI[4] | |||||
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/None) |
Member | Party | |
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| Muthialpet | None | Pajaniraja, G. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Cassicade | None | Ansari Duraiswamy, P. | Indian National Congress | |
| Raj Bhavan | None | Dhana Kantharaj | Indian National Congress | |
| Bussy | None | Pakkiam, S. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Oupalam | None | Parthasarathy, C. N. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Orleampeth | None | Manimaran, N. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Nellithope | None | Kannan, R. | Indian National Congress | |
| Modeliarpeth | None | Sabapathy Alias Kothandaraman | Indian National Congress | |
| Arinkuppam | None | Purushothaman, P. C. | Indian National Congress | |
| Embalom | SC | G. Murugesan | Indian National Congress | |
| Nettapakkam | None | V. Vengatasubba Reddi | Indian National Congress | |
| Kuruvinatham | None | Vengatasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Bahour | SC | Thangavel Clamanso | Communist Party of India | |
| Thirubuvanai | SC | A. Gopal | Indian National Congress | |
| Mannadipath | None | D. Ramachandira Reddiar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Ossudu | SC | T. Ezhumalai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Villenour | None | M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar | Indian National Congress | |
| Orhukarai | None | Venugopal Alias Mannathan, G. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Thattanchavady | None | Pethaperumal, V. | Indian National Congress | |
| Reddiapalayam | None | Subbiah V. | Communist Party of India | |
| Lawspet | None | Farook, M. O. H. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Cotchery | None | T. Subbaiya | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Karaikal | None | K. Kandhi. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Karaikal South | None | S. Ramasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Neravy Grand Aldee | None | V. M. C. Varadapillai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Tirunallar | None | A. Soundararengan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Neduncadu | SC | R. Coupousamy | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahe | None | Kunnummal Raghavan | Communist Party of India | |
| Paloor | None | Vanmeri Natayi Purushothaman | Indian National Congress | |
| Yanam | None | Kamichetty Sriparassourama Varaprassadarao | Independent | |
References
- "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1974" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- "Former Puducherry Chief Minister Ramassamy passes away". Times of India. PTI. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
He became Chief Minister in 1974 heading the AIADMK-CPI coalition ministry for a brief period.
- "Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule". The Week (Indian magazine). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
3rd election: 1974 ... Subramanyan Ramaswamy of AIADMK became chief minister with support of the CPI
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
External links
- "Record of all Puducherry Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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