Assembly constituency 23, Puducherry

Bahour

R. Senthil Kumar (DMK) won the 2026 election by 2,397 votes, taking 38.32% of the vote to T. Thiagarajan (AINRC)'s 29.59%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerDMKR. Senthil Kumar, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202638.32%runner-up 29.59%
Winning margin, 20262,3978.73% of votes cast
Elections on record4DMK 2, INC 1, AINRC 1

Result by result

2011 AINRC 12,284 53.4% vs 44.5%2016 INC 11,278 45.7% vs 34.3%2021 DMK 11,789 44.6% vs 44.3%2026 DMK 10,520 38.3% vs 29.6%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyBahour
Seat 23
R. Senthil Kumar
DMK
10,520
38.3%
T. Thiagarajan
AINRC
8,123
29.6%
2,397 votes
8.73%
2021AssemblyBahour
Seat 23
R Senthilkumar
DMK
11,789
44.6%
N Dhanavelou
AINRC
11,578
44.3%
211 votes
0.80%
2016AssemblyBahour
Seat 23
Danavelou, N.
INC
11,278
45.7%
Thiagarajan, T.
AINRC
8,471
34.3%
2,807 votes
11.37%
2011AssemblyBahour
Seat 23
T. Thiagarajan
AINRC
12,284
53.4%
R. Radhakrishnan
INC
10,229
44.5%
2,055 votes
8.94%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.