Ozhukarai Assembly Election Result 2021

Pondicherry · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2021

M. Sivasankar of Independent won the Ozhukarai Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Pondicherry in the 2021 state assembly election, securing 11,940 votes (37.00% vote share). The runner-up was N.G. Pannir Selvam (All India N.R. Congress) with 11,121 votes.

A total of 16 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: Ozhukarai
  • Constituency Number: 6
  • Total Contestants: 16
  • Election Year: 2021
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
M. Sivasankar

Independent

11,940
37.00%
#2
N.G. Pannir Selvam

All India N.R. Congress

11,121
34.50%
#3
Angalane @ Deva Pozhilan

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

5,633
17.50%
#4
R. Pazhanivelan

Makkal Needhi Maiam

1,185
3.70%
#5
S. Priya

Naam Tamilar Katchi

1,157
3.60%
#6
Sivasankaran

Independent

282
0.90%
#7
N. Jeevanandam

Independent

188
0.60%
#8
Mothilal .S

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

158
0.50%
#9
Ejoumale

Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam

147
0.50%
#10
A. Santhi

Independent

100
0.30%
#11
A S Ramesh

Independent

95
0.30%
#12
R. Sheeshapillai

Bahujan Samaj Party

87
0.30%
#13
Gilbert

Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam

79
0.20%
#14
V. Thangamani

Puducherry Development Party

52
0.20%
#15
S. Chitrakala

Janata Dal (United)

22
0.10%
#16
S. Datchanamoorthy

Indiya Jananayaka Katchi

20
0.10%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 M. Sivasankar Independent 11,940 37.00%
2 N.G. Pannir Selvam All India N.R. Congress 11,121 34.50%
3 Angalane @ Deva Pozhilan Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 5,633 17.50%
4 R. Pazhanivelan Makkal Needhi Maiam 1,185 3.70%
5 S. Priya Naam Tamilar Katchi 1,157 3.60%
6 Sivasankaran Independent 282 0.90%
7 N. Jeevanandam Independent 188 0.60%
8 Mothilal .S Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) 158 0.50%
9 Ejoumale Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 147 0.50%
10 A. Santhi Independent 100 0.30%
11 A S Ramesh Independent 95 0.30%
12 R. Sheeshapillai Bahujan Samaj Party 87 0.30%
13 Gilbert Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 79 0.20%
14 V. Thangamani Puducherry Development Party 52 0.20%
15 S. Chitrakala Janata Dal (United) 22 0.10%
16 S. Datchanamoorthy Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 20 0.10%

About Ozhukarai Assembly Constituency

The Ozhukarai constituency is part of the Pondicherry Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2021 Assembly election, 16 candidates contested for this seat. M. Sivasankar (Independent) emerged as the winner securing 11,940 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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16 candidates contested from Ozhukarai assembly constituency in the 2021 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

M. Sivasankar (Independent) won the Ozhukarai assembly seat in the 2021 Vidhan Sabha election.