Nellithope Assembly constituency

Nellitope
Constituency No. 17 for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
Union TerritoryPuducherry
DistrictPuducherry
LS constituencyPuducherry
Established1964
Total electors33,609
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

Nellithope is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India.[1] [2] Nellithope Assembly constituency is a part of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political Party
1964 N. Ranganathan People's Front
1969 N. Ranganathan Communist Party of India
1974 R. Kannan Indian National Congress
1977 R. Kannan Janata Party
1980 P. Ramalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1985 R. V. Janakiraman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1990 R. V. Janakiraman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 R. V. Janakiraman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 R. V. Janakiraman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 R. V. Janakiraman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 Om Sakthi Sekhar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 Om Sakthi Sekhar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 A. Johnkumar Indian National Congress
*2016[3] V. Narayanasamy Indian National Congress
2021 Richards Johnkumar Bharatiya Janata Party
  • by-election

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021
 
 42.26%
2016
 
 69.07%
2011
 
 58.51%
2006
 
 51.69%
2001
 
 51.42%
1996
 
 52.31%
1991
 
 49.05%
1990
 
 41.58%
1985
 
 51.78%
1980
 
 53.80%
1977
 
 38.20%
1974
 
 37.77%
1969
 
 57.11%
1964
 
 50.11%

Assembly Election 2021

2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Richards Johnkumar 11,757 42.26% 41.19%
DMK V. Cartigueyane 11,261 40.47%
MNM P. Murugesan 1,659 5.96%
NTK S. Sasi Kumar 1,521 5.47%
NOTA Nota 537 1.93% 0.46%
Independent S. Prithivirajan 178 0.64%
My India Party D. Arivumani 145 0.52%
Independent Arun @ Murugan 142 0.51%
SDPI R. Anifa 139 0.50%
Independent E. Irudhayaraj 124 0.45%
Margin of victory 496 1.78% −43.53%
Turnout 27,823 82.56% −2.87%
Registered electors 33,700 7.44%
BJP gain from INC Swing -26.81%

Assembly Election 2016

2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A. Johnkumar 18,506 69.07%
AIADMK Omsakthi Sekar 6,365 23.75% −34.75%
AINRC D. Balaji 598 2.23%
NOTA None of the Above 394 1.47%
BJP Elangovan 287 1.07% −0.25%
CPI N. Mohan @ Veeraiyan 214 0.80%
NTK P. Ramarajan 153 0.57%
Margin of victory 12,141 45.31% 25.44%
Turnout 26,795 85.43% 0.62%
Registered electors 31,366 17.01%
INC gain from AIADMK Swing 10.56%

Assembly Election 2011

2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Omsakthi Sekar 13,301 58.51% 6.81%
DMK R. V. Janakiraman 8,783 38.63% −5.55%
BJP A. Velayutham 301 1.32% −0.33%
Independent M. Chitty Babu 112 0.49%
Margin of victory 4,518 19.87% 12.36%
Turnout 22,734 84.81% 0.37%
Registered electors 26,807 17.79%
AIADMK hold Swing 6.81%

Assembly Election 2006

2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Omsakthi Sekar 9,933 51.69% 13.10%
DMK R. V. Janakiraman 8,490 44.18% −7.24%
BJP V. Sanilkumar 317 1.65%
DMDK M. Chittibabu 294 1.53%
Independent M. Janakiraman 103 0.54%
Margin of victory 1,443 7.51% −5.32%
Turnout 19,215 84.43% 9.02%
Registered electors 22,758 13.36%
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 0.27%

Assembly Election 2001

2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. V. Janakiraman 7,780 51.42% −0.89%
AIADMK Dr. J. Nannan 5,839 38.59% −5.11%
INC E. Puviarasu 1,057 6.99%
MDMK Vedha Venugopal 156 1.03%
Independent G. Selvaraj 130 0.86%
Independent K. Perumal 89 0.59%
Margin of victory 1,941 12.83% 4.22%
Turnout 15,130 75.41% 16.33%
Registered electors 20,076 −18.16%
DMK hold Swing 2.37%

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. V. Janakiraman 8,803 52.31% 3.26%
AIADMK D. Ramachandiren 7,354 43.70% −4.80%
JD K. Arunagiri 364 2.16%
BJP S. Raja 204 1.21% −0.11%
Margin of victory 1,449 8.61% 8.06%
Turnout 16,828 69.88% 10.80%
Registered electors 24,531 −1.28%
DMK hold Swing 3.26%

Assembly Election 1991

1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. V. Janakiraman 7,067 49.05% 7.47%
AIADMK N. R. Shanmugam 6,988 48.50% 10.26%
BJP G. Vengatesan 190 1.32%
Independent P. Vijayakumar 65 0.45%
Margin of victory 79 0.55% −2.79%
Turnout 14,407 59.08% −5.87%
Registered electors 24,848 0.96%
DMK hold Swing 7.47%

Assembly Election 1990

1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. V. Janakiraman 6,601 41.58% −10.20%
AIADMK B. Manimaran 6,071 38.24% −3.83%
Independent P. Ramalingam 2,888 18.19%
PMK P. Krishanan 173 1.09%
Independent M. Loganathan 96 0.60%
Margin of victory 530 3.34% −6.37%
Turnout 15,875 64.95% −6.37%
Registered electors 24,612 62.91%
DMK hold Swing -10.20%

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. V. Janakiraman 5,526 51.78% −2.02%
AIADMK B. Manimaran 4,490 42.07% 13.83%
JP R. Ramamurthy 518 4.85%
IC(S) M. William 84 0.79%
BJP A. Devaguru 54 0.51%
Margin of victory 1,036 9.71% −15.85%
Turnout 10,672 71.31% −6.33%
Registered electors 15,108 48.54%
DMK hold Swing -2.02%

Assembly Election 1980

1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Ramalingam 4,019 53.80% 41.33%
AIADMK B. Manimaran 2,110 28.25% −1.36%
CPI N. Ranganathan 1,010 13.52% −6.20%
Independent C. Mounissamy 177 2.37%
INC(U) N. Rajagopalan 138 1.85%
Margin of victory 1,909 25.56% 16.96%
Turnout 7,470 77.64% 11.26%
Registered electors 10,171 −7.18%
DMK gain from JP Swing 15.60%

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP R. Kannan 2,757 38.20%
AIADMK P. Vengatesan 2,137 29.61%
CPI Saraswati Subbiah 1,423 19.72% −16.14%
DMK D. Ariraman 900 12.47% −13.90%
Margin of victory 620 8.59% 6.68%
Turnout 7,217 66.38% −14.46%
Registered electors 10,958 29.77%
JP gain from INC(O) Swing 0.43%

Assembly Election 1974

1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(O) R. Kannan 2,495 37.77%
CPI N. Ranganathan 2,369 35.86% −21.25%
DMK E. Puviarasu 1,742 26.37%
Margin of victory 126 1.91% −19.16%
Turnout 6,606 80.84% 8.20%
Registered electors 8,444 −20.94%
INC(O) gain from CPI Swing -19.34%

Assembly Election 1969

1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI N. Ranganathan 4,372 57.11%
INC B. Chandrasekaran 2,759 36.04% −13.85%
Independent J. Panadurangan 524 6.85%
Margin of victory 1,613 21.07% 20.85%
Turnout 7,655 72.63% 0.08%
Registered electors 10,681 4.83%
CPI gain from IPF Swing 7.00%

Assembly Election 1964

1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IPF N. Ranganathan 3,627 50.11%
INC R. T. Purushothaman 3,611 49.89%
Margin of victory 16 0.22%
Turnout 7,238 72.56%
Registered electors 10,189
IPF win (new seat)

See also

Election result

2021 Assembly election

2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Nellithope
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Richards Johnkumar 11,757 42.26
DMK V. Cartigueyane 11,261 40.47
MNM P Murugesan 1,659 5.96
NTK S Sasi Kumar 1,521 5.47
None of the Above None of the Above 453 1.52
Majority 496 1.79
Turnout 27,823
BJP gain from INC Swing

References

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