1974_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election Knowpia

1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly; 16 seats needed for a majority
Registered	264,103
Turnout	85.32%
CM before election; President's Rule;	Elected CM ; S. Ramassamy; AIADMK

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]

Results edit



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 edit

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
Assembly Constituency		Turnout	Winner					Runner Up					Margin
#k	Names	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Margin
1	Muthialpet	82.21%	G. Pajaniraja		AIADMK	4,315	43.87%	M. Thangapragasam		INC(O)	3,842	39.06%	473
2	Cassicade	78.61%	Ansari P. Duraisamy		INC(O)	2,996	38.91%	Durai Munisami		AIADMK	2,591	33.65%	405
3	Raj Bhavan	74.16%	Dhana Kantharaj		INC	2,399	56.00%	K. Jothi		AIADMK	1,104	25.77%	1,295
4	Bussy	75.48%	S. Pakkiam		AIADMK	1,680	38.59%	A. Jayaraj		INC(O)	1,441	33.10%	239
5	Oupalam	82.49%	C. N. Parthasarathy		AIADMK	3,198	46.84%	P. Raghava Chettiar		INC(O)	2,112	30.93%	1,086
6	Orleampeth	80.22%	N. Manimaran		AIADMK	3,833	48.45%	R. Vaidyanathan		INC	2,356	29.78%	1,477
7	Nellithope	80.84%	R. Kannan		INC(O)	2,495	37.77%	N. Ranganathan		CPI	2,369	35.86%	126
8	Mudaliarpet	87.12%	Sabapathy Alias V. Kothandaraman		INC(O)	3,889	43.06%	R. Alwar		CPI	3,328	36.85%	561
9	Ariankuppam	86.16%	P. C. Purushothaman		INC	3,364	37.06%	P. Subbarayan		DMK	3,017	33.24%	347
10	Embalam	87.38%	G. Murugesan		INC	3,140	47.13%	Sivaloganathan		DMK	1,994	29.93%	1,146
11	Nettapakkam	92.00%	V. Vengatasubba Reddi		INC	4,072	55.65%	S. Vengatachalapathi		AIADMK	2,598	35.51%	1,474
12	Kuruvinatham	89.05%	N. Vengadasamy		AIADMK	3,445	44.50%	K. R. Subramaniya Padayachi		INC(O)	2,642	34.13%	803
13	Bahour	88.37%	Thangavel Clamanso		CPI	2,727	38.77%	P. Utharavelu		Independent	2,211	31.43%	516
14	Thirubuvanai	87.20%	A. Gopal		INC	2,672	34.96%	Thangavelu		AIADMK	2,637	34.50%	35
15	Mannadipet	91.88%	D. Ramachandira Reddiar		AIADMK	3,467	46.00%	Kannappan		INC(O)	2,132	28.29%	1,335
16	Ossudu	86.58%	T. Ezhumalai		AIADMK	3,426	47.83%	V. Nagarathinam		INC	2,461	34.36%	965
17	Villianur	87.65%	M. K. Jeevarathina Odayar		INC(O)	2,812	37.00%	K. Thirukamu		AIADMK	2,606	34.28%	206
18	Ozhukarai	87.15%	Venugopal Alias G. Mannathan		AIADMK	2,982	39.44%	S. Muthu		DMK	2,278	30.13%	704
19	Thattanchavady	83.73%	V. Pethaperumal		INC(O)	3,468	46.85%	N. Gurusamy		CPI	2,710	36.61%	758
20	Reddiarpalayam	82.42%	V. Subbiah		CPI	3,345	44.09%	V. Balaji		INC(O)	2,876	37.91%	469
21	Lawspet	88.12%	M. O. H. Farook		DMK	3,461	39.21%	N. Varazhau		AIADMK	3,275	37.10%	186
22	Cotchery	90.19%	T. Subbaiya		AIADMK	3,660	46.04%	S. M. Jambulingam		INC(O)	2,446	30.77%	1,214
23	Karaikal North	80.49%	K. Kandhi		AIADMK	3,964	41.24%	P. Shanmugam		INC	3,666	38.14%	298
24	Karaikal South	84.85%	S. Ramassamy		AIADMK	3,296	46.80%	S. Savarirajan		INC(O)	1,857	26.37%	1,439
25	Neravy T R Pattinam	86.71%	V. M. C. Varada Pillai		AIADMK	5,313	59.89%	V. M. C. Siva Shanmuganathan		DMK	2,992	33.73%	2,321
26	Thirunallar	89.29%	A. Soundararengan		DMK	3,742	49.31%	S. Arangasamy		INC(O)	2,711	35.72%	1,031
27	Nedungadu	87.59%	R. Coupousamy		INC	2,934	41.18%	P. Selvaraj		AIADMK	2,225	31.23%	709
28	Mahe	85.02%	Kunnummal Raghavan		CPI(M)	1,816	33.03%	Iraye Kunnathitathil Kumaran		Independent	1,528	27.79%	288
29	Palloor	86.10%	Vanmeri Nadeyi Purushothaman		INC	1,980	41.41%	Mottamal Pocku		Independent	1,081	22.61%	899
30	Yanam	90.28%	Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu		Independent	2,284	52.74%	Naidou Maddimsetty Satyamurty		INC	1,986	45.86%	298

References edit

^ "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.