Puducherry Legislative Assembly constituency result for 2016. Winner: N.S.J. JAYABAL @ AYYANAR (AINRC). Winning margin: 14.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| N.S.J. JAYABAL @ AYYANAR✓ Winner | AINRC | 11,690 | 43.3% |
| S. RAMESH | IND | 7,888 | 29.2% |
| A. SIVASHANMUGAM | INC | 2,601 | 9.6% |
| V. MOUROUGAYAN | IND | 1,538 | 5.7% |
| M.R. GOVINDAN | ADMK | 1,043 | 3.9% |
| None of the Above | NOTA | 897 | 3.3% |
| R. SOMASUNDARAM | BJP | 673 | 2.5% |
| D. Ramesh | NTK | 265 | 1.0% |
| S. RADHAKRISHNAN | PMK | 250 | 0.9% |
| K. Ezhumalai | DMDK | 129 | 0.5% |
| S. MURUGESAN | IJK | 39 | 0.1% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | AZHAGU @ AZHAGANANTHAM | IND | 51.3% | 24.6% |
| 2021 | K.S.P @ S. RAMESH | AINRC | 65.8% | 45.4% |
| 2016 | N.S.J. JAYABAL @ AYYANAR | AINRC | 43.3% | 14.1% |
| 2011 | N. Rangasamy | AINRC | 70.0% | 41.9% |
| 2006 | OMSAKTHISEKAR | ADMK | 51.7% | 7.5% |
| 2001 | R.V.JANAKIRAMAN | DMK | 51.4% | 12.8% |
| 1996 | R.V.JANAKIRAMAN | DMK | 52.3% | 8.6% |
| 1991 | R.V.JANAKIRAMAN | DMK | 49.0% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | R.V.JANAKIRAMAN | DMK | 41.6% | 3.3% |
| 1985 | R.V.JANAKIRAMAN | DMK | 51.8% | 9.7% |
| 1980 | P. RAMALINGAM | DMK | 53.8% | 25.6% |
| 1977 | R. KANNAN | JP | 38.2% | 8.6% |
| 1974 | R. KANNAN | NCO | 37.8% | 1.9% |
| 1969 | N. RANGANATHAN | CPI | 57.1% | 21.1% |
| 1964 | N. RANGANATHAN | PFR | 50.1% | 0.2% |