Puducherry Poll Results: Puducherry assembly elections 2021 took place in a single phase on April 6
New Delhi:
Counting of votes in the Union Territory of Puducherry began at 8 am today along with four states that went to polls this year. The counting begins as a raging coronavirus pandemic infects lakhs daily giving rise to fears that the process may lead to rise in cases further. Puducherry is currently under President s Rule after the dramatic collapse of the V Narayanasamy-led Congress government. The Puducherry assembly election 2021 took place in a single phase on April 6.
The Congress contested 14 of the 30 Assembly seats, with DMK getting 13 and smaller allies the rest. The BJP ceded majority to a local party - in this case, the AINRC of Former Chief Minister N Rangaswamy. The AINRC is contesting 16 seats. The BJP is contesting nine, with the AIADMK getting five.
Of the 30 seats, five are reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates (Representational)
New Delhi:
Puducherry voted to elect MLAs to its 30-member assembly in a single phase on April 6 in the shadow of a raging coronavirus pandemic.
Of the 30 Assembly seats for Puducherry Elections 2021, five are reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates. As many as 10,02,589 were eligible to vote in the elections.
The Congress-led government in the Union Territory fell before completing its five-year term under the Chief Minister V Narayansamy who resigned on February 22 ahead of a floor test in the 33-member House (including three nominated members) following the resignations of five Congress MLAs and one Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) legislator. On February 23, President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignation of V Narayansamy and his council of ministers. Then lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi was replaced and Telangana s governor Tamilisai Soundararajan took the additional charge of the
Puducherry Election Results: Trends Show BJP Leading
The union territory went to polls ahead of schedule, as the Congress-led government lost the majority in the 33-member assembly following a series of resignations.
Voters in Puducherry. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: The union territory of Puducherry may be small geographically, but it has received intense political attention from the BJP, which has been keen to get another strong foothold in southern India. The BJP’s alliance is leading in 11 of the UT’s 30 assembly seats, and the Congress alliance in six seats.
The union territory went to polls ahead of schedule, as the Congress-led government lost the majority in the 33-member assembly following a series of resignations. The fight is between the ruling Congress-led Secular Democratic Progressive Alliance and the All India NR Congress-BJP alliance.
Puducherry Assembly polls: Will NR Cong chief N Rangaswamy become CM again? ANI | Updated: May 02, 2021 16:41 IST
Puducherry [India], May 2 (ANI): When the Puducherry assembly election results are declared on Sunday evening, former Chief Minister of the Union Territory and All India NR Congress (AINRC) party chief, N Rangaswamy expects to win and become the Chief Minister. The NR Congress, BJP and AIADMK had contested the elections together under his leadership.
NR Congress chief N Rangaswamy, who contested from Thattanchavady and Yanam constituencies, voted at Government Boys Middle School in Thilaspet on April 6.
On March 9, PuducherryBJP in charge, Nirmal Kumar Surana had announced that the party has finalised its seat-sharing deal with the NR Congress and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for the legislative assembly elections in the Union Territory.