2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

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All 30 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
DMK Leader N. Rangaswamy R. Siva Party AINRC DMK Alliance NDA SPA Leader since 2011 2021 Leader's seat Thattanchavady Villianur Last election 25.85%, 10 seats 18.51%, 6 seats Seats needed 6 10   BJP Leader V. P. Ramalingam V. Vaithilingam Party BJP INC Alliance NDA SPA Leader since 2023 2023 Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest Last election 13.66%, 6 seats 15.71%, 2 seats Seats needed 9 13
Map of the assembly constituencies in Puducherry
Incumbent Chief Minister N. Rangaswamy AINRC

Legislative Assembly elections are expected to be held in Puducherry in April–May 2026 to elect 30 members of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.^[1][2][3]

Background

The tenure of Puducherry Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 15 June 2026.^[4] The previous assembly elections were held in April 2021. After the election, All India N.R. Congress-led alliance formed the state government after winning 16 out of 30 seats in the assembly, with N. Rangaswamy sworn in as the Chief Minister.^[5][6]

Schedule

Poll event	Schedule
Notification date	TBD
Last date for filing nomination	TBD
Scrutiny of nomination	TBD
Last date for withdrawal of nomination	TBD
Date of poll	TBD
Date of counting of votes	TBD

Parties and alliances

National Democratic Alliance

National Democratic Alliance
Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	All India N.R. Congress			N. Rangasamy	TBD
	Bharatiya Janata Party			V. P. Ramalingam	TBD
	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			A. Anbalagan	TBD

Secular Progressive Alliance

Secular Progressive Alliance
Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			R. Siva	TBD
	Indian National Congress			V. Vaithilingam	TBD
	Communist Party of India			S. Ramachandran	TBD
	Communist Party of India			-	TBD
	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi			-	TBD

Others

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Naam Tamilar Katchi			Seeman	TBD
	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam			N. Anand	TBD

Candidates

District	Constituency
			NDA			SPA
Puducherry	1	Mannadipet
	2	Thirubuvanai (SC)
	3	Ossudu (SC)
	4	Mangalam
	5	Villianur
	6	Ozhukarai
	7	Kadirkamam
	8	Indira Nagar
	9	Thattanchavady
	10	Kamaraj Nagar
	11	Lawspet
	12	Kalapet
	13	Muthialpet
	14	Raj Bhavan
	15	Oupalam
	16	Orleampeth
	17	Nellithope
	18	Mudaliarpet
	19	Ariankuppam
	20	Manavely
	21	Embalam (SC)
	22	Nettapakkam (SC)
	23	Bahour
Karaikal	24	Nedungadu (SC)
	25	Thirunallar
	26	Karaikal North
	27	Karaikal South
	28	Neravy T.R. Pattinam
Mahe	29	Mahe
Yanam	30	Yanam

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Vote share projections

Polling agency	Date published	Sample size	Margin of error				Lead
				NDA	SPA	Others

Seat projections

Polling agency	Date published	Sample size	Margin of error				Lead
				NDA	SPA	Others

Exit polls

Polling agency	Date published				Lead
		NDA	SPA	Others

Results

By alliance or party

Alliance/ Party				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	NDA		All India N.R. Congress
			Bharatiya Janata Party
			All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
		Total
	SPA		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
			Indian National Congress
			Communist Party of India
			Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
			Makkal Needhi Maiam
		Total
	Other parties
	Independents
	NOTA
Total					100%	—		30	—

By district

District	Seats
		NDA	SPA	Others
Puducherry	23
Karaikal	5
Mahe	1
Yanam	1
Total	30

By constituency

District	Constituency		Winner					Runner-up					Margin
	No.	Name	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
Puducherry	1	Mannadipet
	2	Thirubuvanai (SC)
	3	Ossudu (SC)
	4	Mangalam
	5	Villianur
	6	Ozhukarai
	7	Kadirkamam
	8	Indira Nagar
	9	Thattanchavady
	10	Kamaraj Nagar
	11	Lawspet
	12	Kalapet
	13	Muthialpet
	14	Raj Bhavan
	15	Oupalam
	16	Orleampeth
	17	Nellithope
	18	Mudaliarpet
	19	Ariankuppam
	20	Manavely
	21	Embalam (SC)
	22	Nettapakkam (SC)
	23	Bahour
Karaikal	24	Nedungadu (SC)
	25	Thirunallar
	26	Karaikal North
	27	Karaikal South
	28	Neravy T. R. Pattinam
Mahé	29	Mahe
Yanam	30	Yanam

References

1. "SIR rollout schedule announced in Puducherry". The Hindu. 29 October 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
2. "Congress Working to Strengthen INDIA bloc in Puducherry: Former CM Vaithilingam". The New Indian Express. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
3. "Mansukh Mandaviya appointed BJP in-charge for Puducherry ahead of 2026 polls". The Economic Times. 19 April 2025. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
4. "Term of the Houses". www.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
5. "NR Congress-BJP alliance emerges victorious in Puducherry assembly polls". 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
6. "N Rangasamy takes oath as Puducherry CM". The Times of India. 7 May 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 November 2025.