2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

13 April 2011 (2011-04-13)

All 30 seats to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout86.19%
  First party Second party
 
Leader N. Rangaswamy V. Vaithilingam
Party AINRC INC
Alliance AINRC + AIADMK DPA+UPA
Leader since 7 February 2011 4 September 2008
Leader's seat Kadirkamam
(retained)
Indira Nagar
(vacated)
Kamaraj Nagar
(won)
Last election New 10
Seats before New 10
Seats won 15 7
Seat change 3
Percentage 31.75% 25.06%

  Third party Fourth party
 
AIADMK
DMK
Leader A. Anbazhagan R. Siva
Party AIADMK DMK
Alliance AIADMK + AINRC DPA+UPA
Leader's seat Oupalam
(won)
Orleampeth
(lost)
Last election 3 7
Seats won 5 2
Seat change 2 5
Popular vote 95,960 74,552
Percentage 13.75% 10.68%


Chief Minister before election

V. Vaithilingam
INC

Elected Chief Minister

N. Rangaswamy
AINRC

A legislative assembly election was held in the Indian union territory of Puducherry on 13 April 2011 to elect members from thirty constituencies in the non-contiguous territory. This election was meant to constitute the Thirteenth Assembly of Pondicherry.