Elections to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly were held in February 1990, to elect members of the 30 constituencies in Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry), in India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote, and the most seats, but M. D. R. Ramachandran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, was appointed as the Chief Minister of Puducherry. His party had an alliance with the CPI, and the Janata Dal.

Seat allotments Congress Alliance No. Party Election Symbol Leader Seats1.

V. Vaithilingam 172. J. Jayalalithaa 13

DMK-led Alliance No. Party Election Symbol Leader Seats1. M. Karunanidhi 182. Sivaji Ganesan 7+13. Indrajit Gupta 34. E. M. S. Namboodiripad2 Others +PartySeats contestedBharatiya Janata Party8Indian Congress (Socialist-Sarat Chandra Sinha)1Janata Party (JP)15Lok Dal (B)4Bahujan Samaj Party9Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam2Pattali Makkal Katchi24Tharasu Makkal Mandram11Independents77

List of Candidates ConstituencyAIADMK+DMK+ # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Muthialpet R. Kalipaerumal G. Palaniraja 2 Cassicade P. Kannan S. Anandavelu 3 Raj Bhavan L. Joseph Mariadoss S. P. Sivakumar 4 Bussy C. M. Achraff S. Babu Ansardeen 5 Oupalam P. K. Loganathan N. Naghamuthu 6 Orleampeth M. Pandurangan N. Manimaran 7 Nellithope B. Manimaran R. V. Jankiraman 8 Modeliarpeth V. Kothandaraman M. Manjini 9 Ariankuppam G. D. Chandran A. Bakthkavachalam 10 Embalom (SC) K. Anbalagan K. Deivanayagam11Nettapakkam V. Vaithilingam N. Devadass R. Subbarayakcounder 12 Kuruvinatham P. Purushothaman R. Ramanathan 13 Bahour (SC) M. Rajagopalan P. Rajavelu 14 Thirubuvanai (SC) D. Viswanathan N. Veerappan 15 Mannadipeth R. Somasundaram D. Ramachandiran 16 Ossudu (SC) N. Marimuthu P. Sundararasu 17 Villenour P. Ananda Baskaran M. Venugopal 18 Ozhukarai M. Padmanabhan M. Rasan Vazhumuni 19 Thattanchavady N. Rangasamy V. Pethaperumal 20 Reddiarpalayam V. Balaji R. Viswanathan 21 Lawspet M. O. H. Farook P. Sankaran 22 Cotchery M. Vaithilingam R. Nalamagarajan 23 Karaikal S. M. Thavasu G. Rangayen 24 Karaikal South S. Ramassamy S. Savarirajan 25 Neravy-Grand Aldee V. Ganapathy V. M. C. Sivakumar 26 Tirunallar P. Sathiadasan A. Soundararengan 27 Neduncadu (SC) M. Chandirakassu P. Thangarasu 28 Mahe E. Valsaraj Mukkath Jayan 29 Palloor A. V. Sreedharan P. Sreedharan Nambiar 30 Yanam Velaga Rajeshwara Rao Raksha Harikrishna

Election Statistics # Constituency Electors Voters Poll % Valid votes 1 Muthialpet 28,508 19,167 67.23% 18,965 2 Cassicade 17,494 11,597 66.29% 11,500 3 Raj Bhavan 8,625 5,354 62.08% 5,313 4 Bussy 9,555 5,634 58.96% 5,573 5 Oupalam 19,918 13,777 69.17% 13,674 6 Orleampeth 25,505 16,103 63.14% 16,003 7 Nellithope 24,612 15,985 64.95% 15,875 8 Modeliarpeth 27,566 19,761 71.69% 19,620 9 Ariankuppam 24,309 17,710 72.85% 17,563 10 Embalom (SC) 16,223 12,812 78.97% 12,634 11 Nettapakkam 17,322 13,391 77.31% 13,250 12 Kuruvinatham 16,477 13,929 84.54% 13,802 13 Bahour (SC) 18,225 14,347 78.72% 14,229 14 Thirubuvanai (SC) 19,795 14,650 74.01% 14,522 15 Mannadipeth 19,331 15,407 79.70% 15,299 16 Ossudu (SC) 16,430 12,969 78.93% 12,857 17 Villenour 20,438 15,685 76.74% 15,546 18 Ozhukarai 21,285 16,290 76.53% 16,178 19 Thattanchavady 27,900 18,645 66.83% 18,522 20 Reddiarpalayam 35,043 22,109 63.09% 21,946 21 Lawspet 33,391 24,049 72.02% 23,842 22 Cotchery 18,212 14,542 79.85% 14,417 23 Karaikal 20,424 13,072 64.00% 12,996 24 Karaikal South 15,662 10,763 68.72% 10,674 25 Neravy-Grand Aldee 17,113 13,849 80.93% 13,732 26 Tirunallar 15,100 11,615 76.92% 11,553 27 Neduncadu (SC) 14,509 11,189 77.12% 11,089 28 Mahe 11,666 9,206 78.91% 9,174 29 Palloor 11,876 9,111 76.72% 9,048 30 Yanam 12,680 10,869 85.72% 10,775 Total 5,85,194 4,23,587 72.38% 4,20,171 Trivia A total of 212 candidates contested the election across all 30 constituencies, with an average of 7 candidates per constituency.

The minimum number of candidates in a constituency was 2, in Muthialpet, while the maximum number of candidates was 13, in Raj Bhavan.

Out of the 30 constituencies: 2 constituencies had 2–5 candidates. 22 constituencies had 6–10 candidates. 3 constituencies had 11–15 candidates. No constituency had more than 15 candidates.

There were 5,85,194 registered electors, comprising 3,02,259 men and 2,82,935 women.

A total of 4,23,587 electors voted, including 2,17,954 men and 2,05,633 women.

The overall voter turnout was 72.38%. The turnout among men was 72.11%, while the turnout among women was 72.68%.

A total of 4,20,171 valid votes were recorded.

3,416 votes were rejected, accounting for 0.81% of the total votes polled.

Polling was conducted at 690 polling stations across the territory.

The average number of electors per polling station was 848.

A total of 212 candidates contested the election, comprising 206 men and 6 women.

A total of 30 candidates were elected, all of whom were men. No woman candidate was elected.

The security deposits of 144 candidates were forfeited, including 138 men and 6 women.

Results

Elected members + Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituencyAssembly ConstituencyTurnout WinnerRunner UpMargin # Names% Candidate Party Votes% Candidate Party Votes% 1 Muthialpet 67.23 G. Palani Raja 10,571 55.74 R. Kalipaerumal Alias Perumal 8,394 44.26 2,177 2 Cassicade 66.29 P. Kannan 6,040 52.52 S. Anandavelu 5,095 44.30 945 3 Raj Bhavan 62.08 S. P. Sivakumar 2,528 47.58 L. Joseph Mariadoss 2,377 44.74 151 4 Bussy 58.96 C. M. Achraff 2,692 48.30 S. Babu Ansardeen 2,463 44.20 229 5 Oupalam 69.17 N. Naghamuthu 7,378 53.96 P. K. Loganathan 5,956 43.56 1,422 6 Orleampeth 63.14 N. Manimaran 8,076 50.47 M. Pandurangan 7,569 47.30 507 7 Nellithope 64.95 R. V. Janakiraman 6,601 41.58 B. Manimaran 6,071 38.24 530 8 Mudaliarpet 71.69 M. Manjini 8,905 45.39 V. Sababady Kothandraman 8,049 41.02 856 9 Ariankuppam 72.85 A. Bakthkavachalam 5,950 33.88 Gopalusamy Alias G. D. Chandran 5,265 29.98 685 10 Embalam 78.97 K. Deivanayagam 4,669 36.96 K. Sivaloganathan 3,563 28.20 1,106 11 Nettapakkam 77.31 V. Vaithilingam 7,332 55.34 N. Devadass 3,193 24.10 4,139 12 Kuruvinatham 84.54 R. Ramanathan 6,072 43.99 P. Purushothaman 4,307 31.21 1,765 13 Bahour 78.72 P. Rajavelu 8,223 57.79 M. Rajagopalan 5,179 36.40 3,044 14 Thirubuvanai 74.01 D. Viswanathan 6,743 46.43 N. Veerappan 5,219 35.94 1,524 15 Mannadipet 79.70 D. Ramachandran 7,802 51.00 R. Somasundaram 6,210 40.59 1,592 16 Ossudu 78.93 N. Marimuthu 5,242 40.77 P. Sundararasu 3,514 27.33 1,728 17 Villianur 76.74 P. Anandabaskaran 8,442 54.30 M. Venugopal 4,706 30.27 3,736 18 Ozhukarai 76.53 M. Rasan Alias Vazhumuni 8,749 54.08 M. Padmanabhan 6,956 43.00 1,793 19 Thattanchavady 66.83 V. Pethaperumal 9,503 51.31 N. Rangaswamy 8,521 46.00 982 20 Reddiarpalayam 63.09 R. Viswanathan 11,153 50.82 V. Balaji 8,482 38.65 2,671 21 Lawspet 72.02 M. O. H. Farook 12,637 53.00 P. Sankaran 9,738 40.84 2,899 22 Cotchery 79.85 M. Vaithilingam 5,189 35.99 G. Panjavarnam 5,049 35.02 140 23 Karaikal North 64.00 S. M. Thavasu 5,394 41.51 G. Rangayen 3,783 29.11 1,611 24 Karaikal South 68.72 S. Ramassamy 6,012 56.32 S. Savarirajan 4,228 39.61 1,784 25 Neravy T R Pattinam 80.93 V. Ganapathy 7,102 51.72 V. M. C. Sivakumar 6,258 45.57 844 26 Thirunallar 76.92 R. Kamalakkannan 4,124 35.70 A. Soundararengan 3,698 32.01 426 27 Nedungadu 77.12 M. Chandirakasu 6,174 55.68 R. Kuppusamy 2,591 23.37 3,583 28 Mahe 78.91 E. Valsaraj 5,142 56.05 Mukkath Jayan 3,304 36.01 1,838 29 Palloor 76.72 A. V. Sreedharan 5,288 58.44 K. Gangadharan 2,576 28.47 2,712 30 Yanam 85.72 Raksha Harikrishna 4,632 42.99 Velaga Rajeshwara Rao 3,027 28.09 1,605

See also List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly 1990 elections in India

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