Mangalam Assembly Election Result 2016

Pondicherry · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2016

S.V. Sugumaran of All India N.R. Congress won the Mangalam Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Pondicherry in the 2016 state assembly election, securing 13,955 votes (44.60% vote share). The runner-up was S. Kumaravel (Dravida Munetra Kazhagam) with 8,392 votes.

A total of 14 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Pondicherry
  • Constituency: Mangalam
  • Constituency Number: 4
  • Total Contestants: 14
  • Election Year: 2016
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
S.V. Sugumaran

All India N.R. Congress

13,955
44.60%
#2
S. Kumaravel

Dravida Munetra Kazhagam

8,392
26.80%
#3
K. Natarajan

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

7,124
22.80%
#4
N. Elumalai

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

314
1.00%
#5
M. Latchoumy Dite Srivaramangue

Bharatiya Janata Party

272
0.90%
#6
R. Balamurugan

Independent

181
0.60%
#7
Sugumaran

Independent

178
0.60%
#8
P. Murugesan

Independent

105
0.30%
#9
P. Bakkiyaraj

Naam Tamilar Katchi

104
0.30%
#10
D. Alangaravelu

Bahujan Samaj Party

103
0.30%
#11
P. Murugan

Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

95
0.30%
#12
J. Haridass

Independent

42
0.10%
#13
Dr. K.A. Magadevan

Agila India Makkal Kazhagam

33
0.10%
#14
N. Kasinathan

Indiya Jananayaka Katchi

19
0.10%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 S.V. Sugumaran All India N.R. Congress 13,955 44.60%
2 S. Kumaravel Dravida Munetra Kazhagam 8,392 26.80%
3 K. Natarajan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,124 22.80%
4 N. Elumalai Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 314 1.00%
5 M. Latchoumy Dite Srivaramangue Bharatiya Janata Party 272 0.90%
6 R. Balamurugan Independent 181 0.60%
7 Sugumaran Independent 178 0.60%
8 P. Murugesan Independent 105 0.30%
9 P. Bakkiyaraj Naam Tamilar Katchi 104 0.30%
10 D. Alangaravelu Bahujan Samaj Party 103 0.30%
11 P. Murugan Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) 95 0.30%
12 J. Haridass Independent 42 0.10%
13 Dr. K.A. Magadevan Agila India Makkal Kazhagam 33 0.10%
14 N. Kasinathan Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 19 0.10%

About Mangalam Assembly Constituency

The Mangalam constituency is part of the Pondicherry Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2016 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. S.V. Sugumaran (All India N.R. Congress) emerged as the winner securing 13,955 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

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14 candidates contested from Mangalam assembly constituency in the 2016 Vidhan Sabha election.

Mangalam is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Pondicherry.

S.V. Sugumaran (All India N.R. Congress) won the Mangalam assembly seat in the 2016 Vidhan Sabha election.