Indian union territory election
Elections to thePuducherry Legislative Assembly were held in February 1974, to elect members of the 30 constituencies inPuducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India.[1] TheAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the most seats, and its leader,S. Ramassamy was appointed as theChief Minister of Puducherry (French:Ministre en chef de Pondichéry).[2][3]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 |
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| Valid votes | 218,498 | 96.97 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 6,830 | 3.03 | |
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| Total votes | 225,328 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 264,103 | 85.32 | |
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| Source: ECI[4] |
- Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
| Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin |
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| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| 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 |
