What is the story about?
For
the upcoming Puducherry Assembly elections scheduled for April 9, the contest for the 30-member house revolves around the ruling NDA led by N Rangasamy, the Congress–DMK alliance led by Indian National Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and a fluid third front of smaller parties and independents.
| No. | Constituency | Candidate | Party | Alliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mannadipet | A. Namassivayam | BJP | NDA |
| 1 | Mannadipet | S. S. Rangan | DMK | INDIA |
| 1 | Mannadipet | Bharathidasan | TVK | TVK |
| 1 | Mannadipet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 2 | Thirubhuvanai (SC) | P. Angalan | DMK | INDIA |
| 2 | Thirubhuvanai (SC) | A. K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar | TVK | TVK |
| 2 | Thirubhuvanai (SC) | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 2 | Thirubhuvanai (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 3 | Oussudu / Oussoudu (SC) | E. Theeppainthan | BJP | NDA |
| 3 | Oussudu / Oussoudu (SC) | V. Anbalagan | DMK | INDIA |
| 3 | Oussudu / Oussoudu (SC) | S. Saraganabava | TVK | TVK |
| 3 | Oussudu / Oussoudu (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 4 | Mangalam (SC) | N. Rangasamy | AINRC | NDA |
| 4 | Mangalam (SC) | S. S. Rangan** | DMK | INDIA |
| 4 | Mangalam (SC) | M. K. Sathya | TVK | TVK |
| 4 | Mangalam (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 5 | Villianur | R. Siva | DMK | INDIA |
| 5 | Villianur | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 5 | Villianur | Ramesh | TVK | TVK |
| 5 | Villianur | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 6 | Ozhukarai | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 6 | Ozhukarai | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 6 | Ozhukarai | S. Sasibalan | TVK | TVK |
| 6 | Ozhukarai | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 7 | Kadirgamam | P. Vazhivelu | DMK | INDIA |
| 7 | Kadirgamam | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 7 | Kadirgamam | R. Jayanthi | TVK | TVK |
| 7 | Kadirgamam | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 8 | Indira Nagar | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 8 | Indira Nagar | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 8 | Indira Nagar | S. Murugan | TVK | TVK |
| 8 | Indira Nagar | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 9 | Thattanchavady | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 9 | Thattanchavady | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 9 | Thattanchavady | TVK nominee* | TVK | TVK |
| 9 | Thattanchavady | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 10 | Kamaraj Nagar | Jose Charles Martin | LJK | NDA |
| 10 | Kamaraj Nagar | Congress/INDIA nominee* | INC/ally | INDIA |
| 10 | Kamaraj Nagar | R. Suman | TVK | TVK |
| 10 | Kamaraj Nagar | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 11 | Lawspet | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 11 | Lawspet | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 11 | Lawspet | V. Saminathan | TVK | TVK |
| 11 | Lawspet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 12 | Kalapet | P. M. L. Kalyanasundaram | BJP | NDA |
| 12 | Kalapet | A. Senthil alias Ramesh | DMK | INDIA |
| 12 | Kalapet | D. Sasikumar | TVK | TVK |
| 12 | Kalapet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 13 | Muthialpet | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 13 | Muthialpet | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 13 | Muthialpet | J. Prakash Kumar | TVK | TVK |
| 13 | Muthialpet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 14 | Raj Bhavan | V. P. Ramalingam | BJP | NDA |
| 14 | Raj Bhavan | Vignesh Kannan | DMK | INDIA |
| 14 | Raj Bhavan | V. J. Chandran | TVK | TVK |
| 14 | Raj Bhavan | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 15 | Oupalam / Uppalam | A. Anbazhagan | AIADMK | NDA |
| 15 | Oupalam / Uppalam | Congress/INDIA nominee* | INC/ally | INDIA |
| 15 | Oupalam / Uppalam | Siva | TVK | TVK |
| 15 | Oupalam / Uppalam | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 16 | Orleampet / Urulaiyanpet | A. Gandhi | AIADMK | NDA |
| 16 | Orleampet / Urulaiyanpet | S. Gopal | DMK | INDIA |
| 16 | Orleampet / Urulaiyanpet | TVK nominee* | TVK | TVK |
| 16 | Orleampet / Urulaiyanpet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 17 | Nellithope | V. Karthikeyan | DMK | INDIA |
| 17 | Nellithope | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 17 | Nellithope | S. Vigneshwaran | TVK | TVK |
| 17 | Nellithope | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 18 | Mudaliarpet | A. Johnkumar | BJP | NDA |
| 18 | Mudaliarpet | G. Sampath | DMK | INDIA |
| 18 | Mudaliarpet | N. Manibalan | TVK | TVK |
| 18 | Mudaliarpet | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 19 | Ariankuppam | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 19 | Ariankuppam | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 19 | Ariankuppam | S. Kumaravelu | TVK | TVK |
| 19 | Ariankuppam | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 20 | Manavely | R. Selvam | BJP | NDA |
| 20 | Manavely | Congress/INDIA nominee* | INC/ally | INDIA |
| 20 | Manavely | B. Ramu | TVK | TVK |
| 20 | Manavely | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 21 | Embalam (SC) | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 21 | Embalam (SC) | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 21 | Embalam (SC) | V. Tamilselvan | TVK | TVK |
| 21 | Embalam (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 22 | Nettapakkam (SC) | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 22 | Nettapakkam (SC) | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 22 | Nettapakkam (SC) | L. Periyasamy | TVK | TVK |
| 22 | Nettapakkam (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 23 | Bahour | R. R. Senthilkumar | DMK | INDIA |
| 23 | Bahour | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 23 | Bahour | N. Dhanavelu | TVK | TVK |
| 23 | Bahour | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 24 | Nedungadu (SC) | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 24 | Nedungadu (SC) | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 24 | Nedungadu (SC) | U. Kamaraj | TVK | TVK |
| 24 | Nedungadu (SC) | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 25 | Thirunallar | G. N. S. Rajasekaran | BJP | NDA |
| 25 | Thirunallar | Congress/INDIA nominee* | INC/ally | INDIA |
| 25 | Thirunallar | A. Raja Mohammad | TVK | TVK |
| 25 | Thirunallar | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 26 | Karaikal North | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 26 | Karaikal North | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 26 | Karaikal North | A. Venkatesh | TVK | TVK |
| 26 | Karaikal North | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 27 | Karaikal South | M. S. Najeem | DMK | INDIA |
| 27 | Karaikal South | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 27 | Karaikal South | K. A. U. Asana | TVK | TVK |
| 27 | Karaikal South | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 28 | Neravy T.R. Pattinam | M. Nazeer (Nathiyarajan) | DMK | INDIA |
| 28 | Neravy T.R. Pattinam | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 28 | Neravy T.R. Pattinam | G. Ganesh | TVK | TVK |
| 28 | Neravy T.R. Pattinam | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 29 | Mahe | A. Dineshan | BJP | NDA |
| 29 | Mahe | Congress/INDIA nominee* | INC/ally | INDIA |
| 29 | Mahe | M. Brijesh | TVK | TVK |
| 29 | Mahe | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
| 30 | Yanam | Congress nominee* | INC | INDIA |
| 30 | Yanam | NDA nominee* | AINRC/BJP ally | NDA |
| 30 | Yanam | A. Thotta Raju | TVK | TVK |
| 30 | Yanam | Other/Independents* | Various | Others |
