Assembly constituency 14, Puducherry

Raj Bhavan

Vignesh Kannan (DMK) won the 2026 election by 287 votes, taking 39.03% of the vote to V. P. Ramalingame (BJP)'s 37.49%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerDMKVignesh Kannan, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202639.03%runner-up 37.49%
Winning margin, 20262871.53% of votes cast
Elections on record4INC 2, DMK 1, AINRC 1

Result by result

2011 INC 11,398 59.6% vs 22.6%2016 INC 9,445 47.2% vs 36.1%2021 AINRC 10,096 51.9% vs 33.2%2026 DMK 7,304 39.0% vs 37.5%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyRaj Bhavan
Seat 14
Vignesh Kannan
DMK
7,304
39.0%
V. P. Ramalingame
BJP
7,017
37.5%
287 votes
1.53%
2021AssemblyRaj Bhavan
Seat 14
K. Lakshminarayanan
AINRC
10,096
51.9%
S.P. Sivakumar
DMK
6,364
33.2%
3,732 votes
19.17%
2016AssemblyRaj Bhavan
Seat 14
K. Lakshminarayanan
INC
9,445
47.2%
P. Kannan
AIADMK
7,220
36.1%
2,225 votes
11.13%
2011AssemblyRaj Bhavan
Seat 14
K. Lakshminarayanan
INC
11,398
59.6%
M. Saravanakumar
AIADMK
4,327
22.6%
7,071 votes
36.96%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.