Puducherry Assembly Election Results 2026 LIVE: NDA leads in 6 seats, TVK ahead in 4 seats
Puducherry Assembly Election Results 2026 LIVE: According to the Election Commission, Puducherry recorded the highest turnout of 89.20 per cent among the regions. In Puducherry, 10,14,070 electors were eligible to cast their votes for 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly.
The counting of votes for Puducherry Assembly election results started at 8 am amid tight security. High voter turnout marked the single-phase Assembly elections held in Puducherry on April 9. According to the Election Commission, Puducherry recorded the highest turnout of 89.20 per cent among the regions. In Puducherry, 10,14,070 electors were eligible to cast their votes for 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The electorate included 5,39,125 female voters, 4,74,788 male voters, and 157 voters belonging to the third gender category. A total of 24,156 voters are in the age group of 18-19 years.
As the NDA is fighting to retain power, the opposition Congress-led bloc is pushing to wrest power from the AINRC-led front in the union territory, centering its campaign on local autonomy and administrative friction.
What happened in 2021?
Puducherry registered 82.2 per cent polling in the last Assembly polls held in 2021. The NDA comprising AINRC, BJP, AIADMK and LJK and the INDIA bloc comprising Congress, DMK and the VCK are the two principal alliances in the race.
Among the important contestants are the AINRC leader and Chief Minister N Rangasamy, who is facing challenge from the Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee president and Lok Sabha MP V Vaithilingam in Thattanchavady constituency, the pocket borough of Rangasamy. Leader of opposition in the outgoing Assembly, DMK's R Siva is fighting from Villianur segment where M Ravikumar of AINRC is his immediate rival in the multi-cornered contest. Actor-director Seeman's NTK is another party which is in the race, determined to make a mark.
Live updates : Puducherry Assembly Election Results 2026 LIVE
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8:55 AM (IST) May 04, 2026
NDA leads in 6 seats, TVK ahead in 4 seats
Puducherry Assembly Results LIVE: NDA leads in 6 seats, TVK ahead in 4 seats
NDA: 6
TVK+: 4
Congress+: 2
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8:48 AM (IST) May 04, 2026
Puducherry Results LIVE : NDA leads in early trends
The NDA alliance of AINRC and the BJP is leading in Puducherry with 2 seats.
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8:20 AM (IST) May 04, 2026
Puducherry Election Results LIVE: INDIA bloc fights on 16 seats
The INDIA bloc includes Congress, which is contesting 16 assembly constituencies, and the DMK, contesting 14 seats. VCK, which is part of the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in Tamil Nadu, has decided to contest on three assembly seats in Puducherry independently after being offered only one.The current term of the 30-member Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory is set to expire on June 15. The counting of votes will be held on May 4.
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8:19 AM (IST) May 04, 2026
Puducherry Election Results: Check the main contesting parties
In Puducherry, the main contest involved the NDA, which includes the AINRC, the BJP and the Congress-DMK alliance. Actor Vijay's TVK had also sought to make it triangular. The NDA includes the AINRC led by Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy, which is contesting 16 assembly constituencies, the BJP contesting 10 seats, and both the AIADMK and LJK, each contesting two seats.
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8:01 AM (IST) May 04, 2026
Counting for votes begins at 8 am
Puducherry Assembly Results Live: Counting for votes 30 Assembly constituencies started at 8 am amid tight security.
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6:45 AM (IST) May 04, 2026
CM Rangaswamy offers prayers ahead of counting of votes
Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangaswamy offered prayers at the Appa Paithiyam Swamy Temple on Sunday ahead of the counting of votes for the Assembly elections on Monday.
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6:21 AM (IST) May 04, 2026
Six counting centres have been set up in Puducherry
In Puducherry, six counting centres have been set up across the Union Territory. The NDA ---comprising All India NR Congress, BJP, and AIADMK --- faces the INDIA bloc led by the Congress, along with DMK and VCK.
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6:20 AM (IST) May 04, 2026
Stage set for verdict for Puducherry today
The stage is set for the counting of votes in the Assembly Elections 2026 in Puducherry on Monday (May 4), following a high-voltage electoral battle with the outcome crucial for prominent ruling regional parties like the DMK as well as the BJP, Congress, and the Left.