Assembly constituency 13, Puducherry

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Vaiyapuri Manikandan (AINRC) won the 2026 election by 952 votes, taking 35.58% of the vote to Eeram G. Rajendran (INC)'s 31.54%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerAINRCVaiyapuri Manikandan, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202635.58%runner-up 31.54%
Winning margin, 20269524.04% of votes cast
Elections on record4AINRC 1, IND 1, AIADMK 1, DMK 1

Result by result

2011 DMK 10,364 47.8% vs 34.1%2016 AIADMK 9,257 39.2% vs 30.0%2021 IND 8,778 37.5% vs 33.9%2026 AINRC 8,382 35.6% vs 31.5%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyMuthialpet
Seat 13
Vaiyapuri Manikandan
AINRC
8,382
35.6%
Eeram G. Rajendran
INC
7,430
31.5%
952 votes
4.04%
2021AssemblyMuthialpet
Seat 13
J. Prakash Kumar
IND
8,778
37.5%
Vaiyapuri Manikandan
AIADMK
7,844
33.9%
934 votes
3.99%
2016AssemblyMuthialpet
Seat 13
Vaiyapuri Manikandan
AIADMK
9,257
39.2%
J. Pregash Kumar
AINRC
7,093
30.0%
2,164 votes
9.17%
2011AssemblyMuthialpet
Seat 13
Nandha. T. Saravanan
DMK
10,364
47.8%
A. Kasilingam
AIADMK
7,388
34.1%
2,976 votes
13.73%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.