1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in February 1990, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.[1][2] The Indian National Congress won the popular vote, and the most seats, but M. D. R. Ramachandran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.[3] His party had an alliance with the CPI, and the Janata Dal.[4]
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30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 585,194 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 72.38% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 105,207 | 25.04 | 11 | –4 | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 101,127 | 24.07 | 9 | +4 | |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 76,337 | 18.17 | 3 | –3 | |
| Janata Dal | 38,145 | 9.08 | 4 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 21,323 | 5.07 | 2 | +2 | |
| Others | 44,475 | 10.58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 33,557 | 7.99 | 1 | –1 | |
| Total | 420,171 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 420,171 | 99.19 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,416 | 0.81 | |||
| Total votes | 423,587 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 585,194 | 72.38 | |||
| Source: ECI[5] | |||||
Elected members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muthialpet | None | G. Palaniraja | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Cassicade | None | P. Kannan | Indian National Congress | |
| Raj Bhavan | None | S. P. Sivakumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Bussy | None | C. M. Achraff | Indian National Congress | |
| Oupalam | None | N. Naghamuthu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Orleampeth | None | N. Manimaran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Nellithope | None | R. V. Jankiraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Modeliarpeth | None | M. Manjini | Communist Party of India | |
| Ariankuppam | None | A. Bakthkavachalam | Janata Dal | |
| Embalom | SC | K. Deivanayagam | Janata Dal | |
| Nettapakkam | None | V. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress | |
| Kuruvinatham | None | R. Ramanathan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Bahour | SC | P. Rajavelu | Janata Dal | |
| Thirubuvanai | SC | D. Viswanathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Mannadipeth | None | D. Ramachandiran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Ossudu | SC | N. Marimuthu | Indian National Congress | |
| Villenour | None | P. Ananda Baskaran | Indian National Congress | |
| Ozhukarai | None | M. Rasan Alias Vazhumuni | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Thattanchavady | None | V. Pethaperumal | Janata Dal | |
| Reddiarpalayam | None | R. Viswanathan | Communist Party of India | |
| Lawspet | None | M. O. H. Farook | Indian National Congress | |
| Cotchery | None | M. Vaithilingam | Indian National Congress | |
| Karaikal | None | S. M. Thavasu | Indian National Congress | |
| Karaikal South | None | S. Ramassamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Neravy-grand Aldee | None | V. Ganapathy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Tirunallar | None | R. Kamalakkannan | Independent | |
| Neduncadu | SC | M. Chandirakassu | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahe | None | E. Valsaraj | Indian National Congress | |
| Palloor | None | A. V. Sreedharan | Indian National Congress | |
| Yanam | None | Raksha Harikrishna | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
References
- "Explained: Puducherry, the territory of coalitions and President's Rule". The Week (Indian magazine). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
7th election: 1990 - The Puducherry election of 1990 was among the most fractious in terms of numbers. The Congress, which had a tie-up with the AIADMK, was the single-largest party, winning 11 seats, with a vote share of 25 per cent. The DMK secured nine seats and had a vote share of 24 per cent. The AIADMK secured three seats.
- "Union Territory of Pondicherry Assembly - General Elections - 1990" (PDF). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- "Pondicherry Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- Kavitha Shetty (31 March 1990). "DMK stuns Congress-AIADMK in Pondicherry". India Today. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1990 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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